The Legend of Buddha (2004)

젊은 미망인 안나(Anna Leonowens: 데보라 카 분)는 시암(Siam: 태국) 왕의 초청을 받고 아들 루이(Louis Leonowens: 렉스 톰슨 분)와 함께 방콕에 도착하지만 도착한 첫날부터 자신과의 약속을 지키지 않는 왕(King Mongkut of Siam: 율 브린너 분)에게 실망, 영국으로 돌아가려한다. 정숙한 영국 여인 안나는 다소 거칠고 자기밖에 모르는 왕과 사사건건 충돌하지만 그러는 사이 시암의 근대화를 위해 다방면으로 노력하는 왕에게 묘한 애정을 느낀다. 한편, 시암의 왕을 야만인이라고 모함하는 말이 영국 여왕의 귀에 들어가자 왕은 심각한 고민에 빠진다. 이에 안나는 영국 대사에게 성대한 연회를 베풀어 왕이 야만인이 아니라는걸 보여주자고 제안한다. 안나의 지도하에 만찬 주연은 잘 이루어지고, 연회의 하이라이트인 연극은 시암왕에게 선링무롤 바쳐진 링버마의 공주 텁팀(Tuptim: 리타 모레노 분)에 의해 성황리에 끝이나 영국대사 일행에게 깊은 감동을 안겨준다. 하지만 텁팀은 자신을 수행하고 온 사신, 룬타(Lun Tha: 카를로스 리바스 분)와 사랑하는 사이다. 안나의 도움으로 연회 때 톰 아저씨의 오두막을 각색한 텁팀은 자신의 처지를 빗대어 왕에게 의미있는 메시지를 전하지만 왕은 노예를 쫓던 왕의 죽음을 찬미하는 대목에서 크게 분노한다. 텁팀이 도망간 사실을 안 왕은 안나와 크게 언쟁을 하고 결국 안나는 영국으로 돌아갈 것을 결심한다. 이때부터 왕은 잠도 안자고 먹지도 않고 서재에 특어박혀 책만 읽다 병을 얻는다. 왕이 위독해지자 비로소 왕과 화해를 하게 된 안나는 영국으로 떠나는 것을 보류하고 시암의 근대화를 위해 헌신할 것을 약속한다. 왕은 황태자 출라룽콘(Prince Chulalongkorn: 패트릭 아디아티 분)의 신년계획을 들으며 조용히 눈을 감는다.

건축가인 딘(Dean Conrad: 크리스 이삭 분)의 집으로 어느 날 노부(Lama Norbu: 루오쳉 잉 분)라고 하는 티벳 승려가 찾아와 딘의 아들 제시(Jesse Conrad: 알렉스 위젠댄거 분)가 자신의 스승인 도제 스님(Lama Dorje: Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen 분)으로 환생한 아이일지도 모른다며, 제시를 부탄으로 데려가 환생 여부를 확인하게 해달라고 한다. 딘과 아내 리사(Lisa Conrad: 브리짓 폰다 분)는 인간이 환생한다는 말을 믿지 않았고, 제시가 혼란에 빠질까봐 걱정하면서도 승려들에게 호감을 느낀다. 그러던 중 딘의 절친한 친구가 파산하고 죽는 사고가 발생하자, 딘은 마음을 정리하기 위해 제시를 데리고 부탄으로 간다. 한편, 제시는 티벳 승려 노부가 준 '싯달타 왕자의 이야기'라는 책을 통해 싯달타(Siddhartha: 키누 리브스 분)가 왕자로 태어나서 행복한 나날을 보내다가 거리에서 생노병사의 고통을 보고 출가하여 부처님이 되기까지는 '중도'의 진리였으며, 이 세상의 모든 것은 인연에 따라 생겨났다 없어지는 무상한 것이기 때문에 거기에 집착하지 않아야 한다는 것과 연민과 사랑으로 주변을 대해야 한다는 것을 배우게 된다. 부탄에 도착하자 노부 스님은 환생 후보가 모두 세 사람이라며 나머지 환생 후보인 라주(Raju: 라주 랄 분)와 지타(Gita: Greishma Makar Singh 분)를 제시와 만나게 해준다. 사원에서 환생 여부를 확인하는 절차에서 세 아이가 모두 환생한 도제 스님으로 밝혀지는데...

부다와 예수 그리스도가 하계에서 공동 생활을 하는 모습을 유머러스하게 묘사한 원작 만화를 애니메이션화한 작품.

쿤둔은 1941년에 태어나 세 살에 렌팅 린포체에게 발견되어 쿤둔('성하'라는 뜻)의 자리에 오르고 18세에 달라이 라마로 등극한 후 중국의 티벳 침략 때문에 인도로 망명을 떠난, 살아있는 신 달라이 라마의 이야기다. 영화는 선과 악 어느 한 쪽에 손을 들어주지 않은 채 어린 달라이 라마의 눈으로 바라본 세상을 담담하게 그린다.

This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some of the world’s greatest artists and sculptors, who across two millennia, have depicted the Buddha’s life in art rich in beauty and complexity. Hear insights into the ancient narrative by contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Join the conversation and learn more about meditation, the history of Buddhism, and how to incorporate the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and mindfulness into daily life.

SAINT☆YOUNG MEN 2nd Century imagines a world where Jesus Christ (Kenichi Matsuyama; Death Note) and Gautama Buddha (Shōta Sometani; Himizu) take a vacation on earth and become roommates in an apartment in Tokyo. When the two attempt to hide their identities and partake in all that modern Japanese society has to offer, including cosplay in the otaku mecca that is Akihabara, hilarious antics are sure to ensue! From shopping for rice cookers to playing the lottery, not to mention an unexpected brush with the law—this film offers a refreshing and imaginative narrative of two supreme beings’ perspectives of the mundanity of everyday life in Japan. Based on the popular slice-of-life manga SAINT☆YOUNG MEN, serialised in Japan since 2006, this comedic series of vignettes featuring Jesus and Buddha are sure to put a smile on your face.

Buddhist monks open up about the joys and challenges of living out the precepts of the Buddha as a full-time vocation. Controversies swirling within modern monastic Buddhism are examined, from celibacy and the role of women to racism and concerns about the environment.

An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Country, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. From Japan, a modern kaiju story based on what may be the first kaiju film.

The Kabul National Museum, once known as the "face of Afghanistan," was destroyed in 1993. We filmed the most important cultural treasures of the still-intact museum in 1988: ancient Greco-Roman art and antiquitied of Hellenistic civilization, as well as Buddhist sculpture that was said to have mythology--the art of Gandhara, Bamiyan, and Shotorak among them. After the fall of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in 1992, some seventy percent of the contents of the museum was destroyed, stolen, or smuggled overseas to Japan and other countries. The movement to return these items is also touched upon. The footage in this video represents that only film documentation of the Kabul Museum ever made.

The journey of how Prince Siddharth Gautama became Buddha, The Enlightened One. The movie features spectacular animation technology to narrate the story of Buddha right from his childhood till the day he attains Nirvana. The story reflects qualities of truth, morals and sacrifice for the younger generation.

There is a series of Buddha statue thefts in Kyoto. Beniko, a high school girl, gets the Buddha statue at her family's temple stolen and has her parents killed at the same time. She needs to know what caused the death of a parents and dreams of revenge. She goes on a fantastical journey to ultimately face the demon. The entire film is produced by hand drawing all the gods 'manifesto animation' or 'gekimation' based on the amazing hand drawings.

Bettany Hughes travels across India painting a portrait of one of the most important figures in the history of world religion - The Buddha. Born into privilege and luxury, Prince Siddhārtha Gautama left home after seeing the suffering of others outside the palace. Traveling throughout India, Buddha challenged the caste system and experimented with various methods to achieving enlightenment.

An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer. Bloody violence erupts whenever strangers approach the temple. Can the traveling priest bring his belief in the Buddha and rid the three temple residents of the devils that hold their souls?

Over 2,500 years ago, one man showed the world a way to enlightenment. This beautifully produced Buddhist film by the BBC meticulously reveals the fascinating story of Prince Siddhartha and the spiritual transformation that turned him into the Buddha.

Bones of the Buddha is a 2013 television documentary produced by Icon Films and commissioned by WNET/THIRTEEN and ARTE France for the National Geographic Channels. It concerns a controversial Buddhist reliquary from the Piprahwa Stupa in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was released in May, 2013, and was broadcast in July 2013 in the US on PBS as part of the Secrets of the Dead series.

Björn Norell, a bookish assistant to an art dealer, is fired because of his inability to find the third of a trio of Buddha statues. In order to get his job back, Norell, goes on a hunt to find it in order to get his job back. Meanwhile, the art dealer has sent his daughter Ulla after him to retrieve the statue. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Nepal 1950. A mysterious, unexplored country. The Swiss geologist Toni Hagen, was the first European to pass through the "forbidden" kingdom. He doesn't discover any mineral resources there. Yet he does uncover the mysteries of life and penetrates towards a more profound truth which lends a new dimension to his life. In the spring of 1999, Hagen returns to Nepal to keep a promise of almost 50 years: At that time a Buddhist monk had presented him with the gift of a valuable and mystical ring.

This Indian documentary had its world premiere in Paris. Told simply and straightforwardly, the film traces the life of Buddha, from humble priest to religious icon. The central character's search for wisdom and inner peace may not seem like ideal visual fare, but director Rajbana Khanna makes it so. Emphasis is placed upon Buddha's relationship with the land, conveyed by lyrical shots of India's vast and varied terrain. Prior to its official release, Gotoma the Buddha was feted with a "special mention" at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival; few viewers will hold it in lesser esteem.

M (Yossawat Sittiwong), a young man who wishes to have a better life, has decided to go to India for a pilgrimage at the four main Holy sites of Buddha: Lumbini where he was born; Sarnath where he delivered his first teaching, Bodh Gaya where he was enlightened, and Kusinara where he attained nirvana. But to reach his goal he must take another journey in his mind to face the origin of suffering.

The movie is lead by martial arts film stars Cho Tat-Wah and Yu So-Chow, the new generation famous martial arts film couple Chan Po-Chu and Siao Fong-Fong was participating in the episode fifth. As the name suggests, the movie is actually in sense of the Buddha’s theory. According to my understanding in the whole series, I believe the episode fifth is more likely in sense of the Buddha’s theory. So I try to translate in English hoping those who are not familiar with Chinese can enjoy the true spirit in the movie. The story is about how the odd-demon create his “mutilation-poison leg”. At the same time his disciple Dragon Girl realized his cruel means to all men including herself. Despairing Dragon Girl finally met her bosom friend Yuan Tung and her benefactor Long & Qiu and pull together to wipe out her evil master.