Buddha: The Great Departure

The story

Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflicts humankind. Meanwhile, in Kosala, Chapra rises through the military, despite his lowly origins, to become a hero and general of the army. A final showdown between the two kingdoms forces Siddhartha to re-evaluate the path he is following.

In the same saga

Osamu Tezuka's Buddha

In release order

This film

Buddha: The Great Departure

2011

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

2014

Cast

S Sayuri YoshinagaNarration / Chapra's Mother (voice) M Masato SakaiChapra (voice) 観 観世清和King Suddhodana (voice) H Hidetaka YoshiokaSiddhartha Gotama / Buddha (voice) A Ai OrikasaChildhood Siddhartha (voice) J Junko TakeuchiChildhood Chapra (voice) T Tessyo GendaGeneral Budai (voice) K Keiji FujiwaraBandaka (voice) I Ikue OtaniTatta (voice) T Takahiro SakuraiNaradatta (voice) N Nana MizukiMigaila (voice) T Tomoka KurotaniPrincess Marikka (voice)

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観 観世三郎太Joteka (voice) Y Yurika HinoLady Maya (voice) R Romi ParkTatta's Sister (voice) S Sayaka OharaLady Pajapati (voice) M Mamiko NotoPrincess Yasodharā (voice) Y Yuta OwadaMessenger (voice) T Taro SurugaExecutioner 1 (voice) K Kenzo RyuExecutioner 2 (voice) S Satomi KorogiBaby Siddhartha (voice) I Ichiro NagaiAsita (voice)