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Film / 1952
Children of the Great Buddha
Directed by
Hiroshi Shimizu
The final film in the Beehive trilogy. Set in post-war Nara, it follows a group of orphans living in a temple who support themselves by acting as guides for tourists visiting the Great Buddha.
The story
The final film in the Beehive trilogy. Set in post-war Nara, it follows a group of orphans living in a temple who support themselves by acting as guides for tourists visiting the Great Buddha.
Cast
Ayako AkaboriWidow
Yoshimasa ChibaYoshi-bô
Keiko FukushimaSoldier's wife
Kiyoshi KawanishiSeiji
Yukiko HimoriSetsuko, Bus guide
Yotaka IwamotoHôta
Yoshio KinutaGenji
Shinichiro KubotaIchiun
Hiroyuki MiharaHiroyuki
Yoshiharu MiyauchiRyôhei, carver
Sadao NakamuraTan-kô
Yuzaburo ShimadaDemobilized soldier
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