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