Japan / Oct 31, 1961
Buddha (1961)
It depicts the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Matasaburô Niwa | Sanna |
| Ryūzō Shimada | Bhutika |
| Jōji Tsurumi | Aaraama |
| Shirō Ōtsuji | Kalodayin |
| Yoshirō Kitahara | Kaundinya |
| Jun Negami | Mahakashyapa |
| Koreya Senda | Shuddhodana |
| Eijirō Tōno | Suratha |
| Bontarō Miake | Channa |
| Osamu Takizawa | |
| Toshio Chiba | Graha |
| Ryuichi Ishii | Bandhu |
| Yoichi Funaki | Maudgaliputra |
| Tatsuo Hananuno | |
| Osamu Maruyama | Jivaka |
| San'emon Arashi | Raayana |
| Mitsugu Terashima | Grand Chamberlain |
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| Osamu Abe | |
| Yūsaku Terashima | Fortuneteller |
| Shinobu Araki | |
| Gen Shimizu | Kisaka |
| Shōzō Nanbu | |
| Kōichi Katsuragi | Suprabuddha |
| Ryōnosuke Azuma | Bashpa |
| Kōichi Mizuhara | |
| Okuyama Asao | Old man |
| Kinya Ichikawa | Chunda |
| Shintarō Nanjō | Mahanaman |
| Seishiro Hara | Bhadrika |
| Saburo Date | Ashvajit |
| Sumao Ishihara | |
| Jun Fujikawa | |
| Ikkei Tamaki | Man in crowd 2 |
| Yukio Horikita | Guard A |
| Fumihiko Yokoyama | Man in crowd 1 |
| Masayoshi Kikuno | Man in crowd 3 |
| Hajime Koshikawa | Man in crowd 4 |
| Bonta Maru | Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya |
| Tokio Oki | |
| Yūji Hamada | Guard B |
| Jukai Ichikawa | Bimbisara |
| 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 |
| Reiko Kongō | Sabhaya |
| Kimiko Tachibana | Amita |
| Sachiko Hori | |
| Teruko Ōmi | |
| Ganjirō Nakamura II | Ashoka |
| Mieko Kondō | Amana |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 釈迦 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daiei Film |
| Release date | 31 ottobre 1961 |
| Executive producer | Masaichi Nagata |
| Production | Akinari Suzuki |
| Writer | Fuji Yahiro |
| Editing | Kanji Suganuma |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Imai |
| Assistant directors | Akira Inoue, Yoshiyuki Kuroda, Kenji Misumi |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto |
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| Camera operators | Hiroshi Imai |
| Additional photography | Hiroshi Imai |
| Production design | Teruo Kajitani, Akira Naitō |
| Art direction | Akira Naitō, Teruo Kajitani |
| Set decoration | Teruo Kajitani, Akira Naitō |
| Music | Akira Ifukube, Masao Ōsumi |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube, Masao Ōsumi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jul 02, 1963
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