Film

Buddha

1961 · 2h 37m · Drama

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

IMDb

6.4

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.

Raizō Ichikawa

Kunala

Shintarō Katsu

Devadatta

Kōjirō Hongō

Siddhartha

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Ajashartu

Keizō Kawasaki

Upali

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Ananda

Hajime Mitamura

Shariputra

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

• Kenji MisumiDirector
• Fuji YahiroScreenplay
• Masaichi NagataExecutive Producer
• Hiroshi ImaiDirector of Photography
• Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
• Kanji SuganumaEditor

Release date

October 31, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 37m

Genres

Drama