Buddha

Buddha

Original Title: 釈迦
Release: 1961

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

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Kunala
Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Devadatta
Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Siddhartha
Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Ajashartu
Keizō Kawasaki

Keizō Kawasaki

Upali
Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Ananda
Hajime Mitamura

Hajime Mitamura

Shariputra
Matasaburô Niwa

Matasaburô Niwa

Sanna
Ryūzō Shimada

Ryūzō Shimada

Bhutika
Jōji Tsurumi

Jōji Tsurumi

Aaraama
Shirō Ōtsuji

Shirō Ōtsuji

Kalodayin
Yoshirō Kitahara

Yoshirō Kitahara

Kaundinya
Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Mahakashyapa
Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Shuddhodana
Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Suratha
Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Channa
Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Toshio Chiba

Toshio Chiba

Graha
Ryuichi Ishii

Ryuichi Ishii

Bandhu
Yoichi Funaki

Yoichi Funaki

Maudgaliputra
Tatsuo Hananuno

Tatsuo Hananuno

Osamu Maruyama

Osamu Maruyama

Jivaka
San'emon Arashi

San'emon Arashi

Raayana
Mitsugu Terashima

Mitsugu Terashima

Grand Chamberlain
Osamu Abe

Osamu Abe

Yūsaku Terashima

Yūsaku Terashima

Fortuneteller
Shinobu Araki

Shinobu Araki

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Kisaka
Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Kōichi Katsuragi

Kōichi Katsuragi

Suprabuddha
Ryōnosuke Azuma

Ryōnosuke Azuma

Bashpa
Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

Okuyama Asao

Okuyama Asao

Old man
Kinya Ichikawa

Kinya Ichikawa

Chunda
Shintarō Nanjō

Shintarō Nanjō

Mahanaman
Seishirō Hara

Seishirō Hara

Bhadrika
Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Ashvajit
Sumao Ishihara

Sumao Ishihara

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Man in crowd 2
Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Guard A
Fumihiko Yokoyama

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Man in crowd 1
Masayoshi Kikuno

Masayoshi Kikuno

Man in crowd 3
Hajime Koshikawa

Hajime Koshikawa

Man in crowd 4
Bonta Maru

Bonta Maru

Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya
Tokio Oki

Tokio Oki

Yūji Hamada

Yūji Hamada

Guard B
Jukai Ichikawa

Jukai Ichikawa

Bimbisara
Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Nandabala
Tamao Nakamura

Tamao Nakamura

Auttami
Charito Solis

Charito Solis

Yashodara
Junko Kano

Junko Kano

Matangi
Fujiko Yamamoto

Fujiko Yamamoto

Usha
Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Kalideva
Yumeji Tsukioka

Yumeji Tsukioka

Takshakara
Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Sumi
Chikako Hosokawa

Chikako Hosokawa

Maya
Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Vaidehi
Reiko Fujiwara

Reiko Fujiwara

Child's Mother
Tokiko Mita

Tokiko Mita

Sari
Hiromi Ichida

Hiromi Ichida

Naccha
Michiko Ai

Michiko Ai

Kalika
Reiko Kongō

Reiko Kongō

Sabhaya
Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

Amita
Sachiko Hori

Sachiko Hori

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ashoka
Mieko Kondō

Mieko Kondō

Amana