Buddha

The story

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.

Cast

R Raizō IchikawaKunala S Shintarō KatsuDevadatta K Kōjirō HongōSiddhartha H Hiroshi KawaguchiAjashartu K Keizō KawasakiUpali K Katsuhiko KobayashiAnanda H Hajime MitamuraShariputra M Matasaburô NiwaSanna R Ryūzō ShimadaBhutika J Jōji TsurumiAaraama S Shirō ŌtsujiKalodayin Y Yoshirō KitaharaKaundinya

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J Jun NegamiMahakashyapa K Koreya SendaShuddhodana E Eijirō TōnoSuratha B Bontarō MiakeChanna O Osamu Takizawa T Toshio ChibaGraha R Ryuichi IshiiBandhu Y Yoichi FunakiMaudgaliputra T Tatsuo Hananuno O Osamu MaruyamaJivaka S San'emon ArashiRaayana M Mitsugu TerashimaGrand Chamberlain O Osamu Abe Y Yūsaku TerashimaFortuneteller S Shinobu Araki G Gen ShimizuKisaka S Shōzō Nanbu K Kōichi KatsuragiSuprabuddha R Ryōnosuke AzumaBashpa K Kōichi Mizuhara O Okuyama AsaoOld man K Kinya IchikawaChunda S Shintarō NanjōMahanaman S Seishiro HaraBhadrika S Saburo DateAshvajit S Sumao Ishihara J Jun Fujikawa I Ikkei TamakiMan in crowd 2 Y Yukio HorikitaGuard A F Fumihiko YokoyamaMan in crowd 1 M Masayoshi KikunoMan in crowd 3 H Hajime KoshikawaMan in crowd 4 B Bonta MaruYoung Buddhist priest of Aburaya T Tokio Oki Y Yūji HamadaGuard B J Jukai IchikawaBimbisara M Machiko KyōNandabala T Tamao NakamuraAuttami C Charito SolisYashodara J Junko KanoMatangi F Fujiko YamamotoUsha I Isuzu YamadaKalideva Y Yumeji TsukiokaTakshakara T Tanie KitabayashiSumi C Chikako HosokawaMaya H Haruko SugimuraVaidehi R Reiko FujiwaraChild's Mother T Tokiko MitaSari H Hiromi IchidaNaccha M Michiko AiKalika R Reiko KongōSabhaya K Kimiko TachibanaAmita S Sachiko Hori T Teruko Ōmi G Ganjirō Nakamura IIAshoka M Mieko KondōAmana