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Buddha

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

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.

2h 37m1961TMDb 10.0

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

  • Daiei Film

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Info

Original title
釈迦
Status
Released
Released
31 October 1961
Runtime
2h 37m
TMDB score
10.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Kenji Misumi
Writers
Fuji Yahiro
Studios
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese