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Buddha

Buddha

10,0 /10 (1 Votes)
1961 JA 157 min

Overview

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.

Release date

31/10/1961

Votes

1

Popularity

0.9

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

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

釈迦

Language

JA

Runtime

157 min

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Kunala

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Devadatta

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Siddhartha

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Ajashartu

Keizō Kawasaki

Keizō Kawasaki

Upali

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Ananda

No photo

Hajime Mitamura

Shariputra

Matasaburô Niwa

Matasaburô Niwa

Sanna

Ryūzō Shimada

Ryūzō Shimada

Bhutika

Jōji Tsurumi

Jōji Tsurumi

Aaraama

Shirō Ōtsuji

Shirō Ōtsuji

Kalodayin

No photo

Yoshirō 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

No photo

Toshio Chiba

Graha

No photo

Ryuichi Ishii

Bandhu

No photo

Yoichi Funaki

Maudgaliputra

No photo

Tatsuo Hananuno

No photo

Osamu Maruyama

Jivaka

No photo

San'emon Arashi

Raayana

No photo

Mitsugu Terashima

Grand Chamberlain

No photo

Osamu Abe

Yūsaku Terashima

Yūsaku Terashima

Fortuneteller

No photo

Shinobu Araki

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Kisaka

Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Kōichi Katsuragi

Kōichi Katsuragi

Suprabuddha

No photo

Ryōnosuke Azuma

Bashpa

Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

No photo

Okuyama Asao

Old man

No photo

Kinya Ichikawa

Chunda

No photo

Shintarō Nanjō

Mahanaman

No photo

Seishiro Hara

Bhadrika

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Ashvajit

No photo

Sumao Ishihara

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Man in crowd 2

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Guard A

No photo

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Man in crowd 1

No photo

Masayoshi Kikuno

Man in crowd 3

No photo

Hajime Koshikawa

Man in crowd 4

No photo

Bonta Maru

Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya

No photo

Tokio Oki

Yūji Hamada

Yūji Hamada

Guard B

No photo

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

No photo

Chikako Hosokawa

Maya

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Vaidehi

Reiko Fujiwara

Reiko Fujiwara

Child's Mother

Tokiko Mita

Tokiko Mita

Sari

Hiromi Ichida

Hiromi Ichida

Naccha

No photo

Michiko Ai

Kalika

No photo

Reiko Kongō

Sabhaya

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

Amita

No photo

Sachiko Hori

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ashoka

Mieko Kondō

Mieko Kondō

Amana

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