Movie Description
釈迦
(1961)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kenji Misumi
- Writer : Fuji Yahiro
- Editor : Kanji Suganuma
- Cast : Raizō Ichikawa,Shintarō Katsu,Kōjirō Hongō,Hiroshi Kawaguchi,Keizō Kawasaki,Katsuhiko Kobayashi,Hajime Mitamura,Matasaburô Niwa,Ryûzô Shimada,Jōji Tsurumi,Shirō Ōtsuji,Yoshirō Kitahara,Jun Negami,Koreya Senda,Eijirō Tōno,Bontarō Miake,Osamu Takizawa,Toshio Chiba,Ryuichi Ishii,Yoichi Funaki,Tatsuo Hananuno,Osamu Maruyama,San'emon Arashi,Mitsugu Terashima,Osamu Abe,Yūsaku Terashima,Shinobu Araki,Gen Shimizu,Shōzō Nanbu,Kōichi Katsuragi,Ryōnosuke Azuma,Kōichi Mizuhara,Okuyama Asao,Kómori Ičikawa II,Shintarō Nanjō,Seishirō Hara,Saburo Date,Sumao Ishihara,Jun Fujikawa,Ikkei Tamaki,Yukio Horikita,Fumihiko Yokoyama,Masayoshi Kikuno,Hajime Koshikawa,Bonta Maru,Tokio Oki,Yūji Hamada,Jukai Ichikawa,Machiko Kyō,Tamao Nakamura,Charito Solis,Junko Kano,Fujiko Yamamoto,Isuzu Yamada,Yumeji Tsukioka,Tanie Kitabayashi,Chikako Hosokawa,Haruko Sugimura,Reiko Fujiwara,Tokiko Mita,Hiromi Ichida,Michiko Ai,Reiko Kongō,Kimiko Tachibana,Sachiko Hori,Teruko Omi,Ganjirō Nakamura II,Mieko Kondō
Cast
Kunala
Devadatta
Siddhartha
Ajashartu
Upali
Ananda
Shariputra
Sanna
Bhutika
Aaraama
Kalodayin
Kaundinya
Mahakashyapa
Shuddhodana
Suratha
Channa
Graha
Bandhu
Maudgaliputra
Jivaka
Raayana
Grand Chamberlain
Fortuneteller
Kisaka
Suprabuddha
Bashpa
Old man
Chunda
Mahanaman
Bhadrika
Ashvajit
Man in crowd 2
Guard A
Man in crowd 1
Man in crowd 3
Man in crowd 4
Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya
Guard B
Bimbisara
Nandabala
Auttami
Yashodara
Matangi
Usha
Kalideva
Takshakara
Sumi
Maya
Vaidehi
Child's Mother
Sari
Naccha
Kalika
Sabhaya
Amita
Ashoka
Amana
Posters
Facts
Original Title釈迦
Status Released
Release Information
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1961-10-31
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 37m
Production CompaniesDaiei Film
Genres
- Drama
