Buddha
釈迦
Release: 1961-10-31
·Runtime: 157m
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Cast
Keizō Kawasaki
as Upali
Osamu Takizawa
Yumeji Tsukioka
as Takshakara
Eijirō Tōno
as Suratha
Saburo Date
as Ashvajit
Charito Solis
as Yashodara
Jōji Tsurumi
as Aaraama
Machiko Kyō
as Nandabala
Hiromi Ichida
as Naccha
Teruko Ōmi
Yukio Horikita
as Guard A
Fujiko Yamamoto
as Usha
Isuzu Yamada
as Kalideva
Shintarō Katsu
as Devadatta
Matasaburô Niwa
as Sanna
Ryūzō Shimada
as Bhutika
Haruko Sugimura
as Vaidehi
Michiko Ai
as Kalika
Yūsaku Terashima
as Fortuneteller
Kōichi Mizuhara
Shintarō Nanjō
as Mahanaman
Kōichi Katsuragi
as Suprabuddha
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Sumi
Shirō Ōtsuji
as Kalodayin
Jun Negami
as Mahakashyapa
Chikako Hosokawa
as Maya
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as Ashoka
Gen Shimizu
as Kisaka
Kimiko Tachibana
as Amita
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
as Ajashartu
Reiko Fujiwara
as Child's Mother
Tokio Oki
Tamao Nakamura
as Auttami
Junko Kano
as Matangi
Shōzō Nanbu
Raizō Ichikawa
as Kunala
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
as Ananda
Bontarō Miake
as Channa
Yūji Hamada
as Guard B
Tokiko Mita
as Sari
Mieko Kondō
as Amana
Koreya Senda
as Shuddhodana
Kōjirō Hongō
as Siddhartha
