Buddha
1961/10/31 • Released • Japanese
It depicts the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
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.
Director : Kenji Misumi
Casts
Raizō Ichikawa
Kunala
Shintarō Katsu
Devadatta
Kōjirō Hongō
Siddhartha
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Ajashartu
Keizō Kawasaki
Upali
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Ananda
Matasaburô Niwa
Sanna
Ryûzô Shimada
Bhutika
Jōji Tsurumi
Aaraama
Shirō Ōtsuji
Kalodayin
Jun Negami
Mahakashyapa
Koreya Senda
Shuddhodana
Eijirō Tōno
Suratha
Bontarō Miake
Channa
Osamu Takizawa
Yūsaku Terashima
Fortuneteller
Gen Shimizu
Kisaka
Shōzō Nanbu
Kōichi Katsuragi
Suprabuddha
Kōichi Mizuhara
Shintarō Nanjō
Mahanaman
Saburo Date
Ashvajit
Yukio Horikita
Guard A
Tokio Oki
Yūji Hamada
Guard B
Machiko Kyō
Nandabala
Tamao Nakamura
Auttami
Charito Solis
Yashodara
Junko Kano
Matangi
Fujiko Yamamoto
Usha
Isuzu Yamada
Kalideva
Yumeji Tsukioka
Takshakara
Tanie Kitabayashi
Sumi
Chikako Hosokawa
Maya
Haruko Sugimura
Vaidehi
Reiko Fujiwara
Child's Mother
Tokiko Mita
Sari
Hiromi Ichida
Naccha
Michiko Ai
Kalika
Kimiko Tachibana
Amita
Teruko Omi
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ashoka
Mieko Kondō
Amana
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