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Buddha (1961)

It depicts the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 37M

Director : Kenji Misumi

Synopsis

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.

Actors

Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Kunala
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Devadatta
Kōjirō Hongō
Kōjirō Hongō
Siddhartha
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Ajashartu
Keizô Kawasaki
Keizô Kawasaki
Upali
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Ananda
Hajime Mitamura
Hajime Mitamura
Shariputra
Matasaburô Niwa
Matasaburô Niwa
Sanna
Ryûzô Shimada
Ryûzô Shimada
Bhutika
Jôji Tsurumi
Jôji Tsurumi
Aaraama
Shirō Ōtsuji
Shirō Ōtsuji
Kalodayin
Yoshirô Kitahara
Yoshirô Kitahara
Kaundinya
Jun Negami
Jun Negami
Mahakashyapa
Koreya Senda
Koreya Senda
Shuddhodana
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Suratha
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Channa
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Toshio Chiba
Toshio Chiba
Graha
Ryuichi Ishii
Ryuichi Ishii
Bandhu
Yoichi Funaki
Yoichi Funaki
Maudgaliputra
Tatsuo Hananuno
Tatsuo Hananuno
Osamu Maruyama
Osamu Maruyama
Jivaka
San'emon Arashi
San'emon Arashi
Raayana
Mitsugu Terashima
Mitsugu Terashima
Grand Chamberlain
Osamu Abe
Osamu Abe
Yûsaku Terashima
Yûsaku Terashima
Fortuneteller
Shinobu Araki
Shinobu Araki
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Kisaka
Shōzō Nanbu
Shōzō Nanbu
Kōichi Katsuragi
Kōichi Katsuragi
Suprabuddha
Ryônosuke Azuma
Ryônosuke Azuma
Bashpa
Kōichi Mizuhara
Kōichi Mizuhara
Okuyama Asao
Okuyama Asao
Old man
Kinya Ichikawa
Kinya Ichikawa
Chunda
Shintarō Nanjō
Shintarō Nanjō
Mahanaman
Seishirō Hara
Seishirō Hara
Bhadrika
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Ashvajit
Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara
Jun Fujikawa
Jun Fujikawa
Ikkei Tamaki
Ikkei Tamaki
Man in crowd 2
Yukio Horikita
Yukio Horikita
Guard A
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Man in crowd 1
Masayoshi Kikuno
Masayoshi Kikuno
Man in crowd 3
Hajime Koshikawa
Hajime Koshikawa
Man in crowd 4
Bonta Maru
Bonta Maru
Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya
Tokio Oki
Tokio Oki
Yûji Hamada
Yûji Hamada
Guard B
Jukai Ichikawa
Jukai Ichikawa
Bimbisara
Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Nandabala
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Auttami
Charito Solis
Charito Solis
Yashodara
Junko Kano
Junko Kano
Matangi
Fujiko Yamamoto
Fujiko Yamamoto
Usha
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Kalideva
Yumeji Tsukioka
Yumeji Tsukioka
Takshakara
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Sumi
Chikako Hosokawa
Chikako Hosokawa
Maya
Haruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimura
Vaidehi
Mieko Kendo
Mieko Kendo
Amana
Reiko Fujiwara
Reiko Fujiwara
Child's Mother
Tokiko Mita
Tokiko Mita
Sari
Hiromi Ichida
Hiromi Ichida
Naccha
Michiko Ai
Michiko Ai
Kalika
Reiko Kongō
Reiko Kongō
Sabhaya
Kimiko Tachibana
Kimiko Tachibana
Amita
Sachiko Hori
Sachiko Hori
Teruko Omi
Teruko Omi
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Ashoka

Crews

Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi
Director
Fuji Yahiro
Fuji Yahiro
Writer
Hiroshi Imai
Hiroshi Imai
Director of Photography
Kanji Suganuma
Kanji Suganuma
Editor
Teruo Kajitani
Teruo Kajitani
Set Decoration
Akira Inoue
Akira Inoue
Assistant Director
Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Assistant Director
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Akinari Suzuki
Akinari Suzuki
Associate Producer
Kenichi Okamoto
Kenichi Okamoto
Lighting Technician

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