What is the duration of Buddha?

The duration of Buddha is 157 mins.

What is the original language of Buddha?

The original language of Buddha is Japanese.

Buddha was directed by Kenji Misumi.

Which studio made Buddha?

Buddha was produced by Daiei Film.

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Q: Does Buddha have end credit scenes?

Buddha does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Runtime

157 mins

Language

Japanese

The film follows Siddhartha, an Indian prince who abandons his life to seek enlightenment. Over six years of wandering he confronts erotic dancers, demons and a scheming cousin, rejecting a faith that allows human sacrifice. After attaining enlightenment he becomes the Buddha, saves a priest from an elephant, and spreads compassion worldwide.

Daiei Film

Studio

Kenji Misumi

Director

Does Buddha have end credit scenes?

No!

Buddha does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of Buddha

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Tamao Nakamura

Auttami

Tanie Kitabayashi

Sumi

Eijirô Tôno

Suratha

Isuzu Yamada

Kalideva

Haruko Sugimura

Vaidehi

Yumeji Tsukioka

Takshakara

Machiko Kyô

Nandabala

Kimiko Tachibana

Amita

Charito Solis

Yashodara

Reiko Fujiwara

Child's Mother

Fujiko Yamamoto

Usha

Kōjirō Hongō

Siddhartha

Saburo Date

Ashvajit

Yūji Hamada

Guard B

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Ananda

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ashoka

Shintarō Katsu

Devadatta

Toshio Chiba

Graha

Tokiko Mita

Sari

Tokio Oki

Osamu Takizawa

Koreya Senda

Shuddhodana

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Ajashartu

Junko Kano

Matangi

Shinobu Araki

Ryōnosuke Azuma

Bashpa

Seishirō Hara

Bhadrika

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Man in crowd 1

Gen Shimizu

Kisaka

Shirō Ōtsuji

Kalodayin

Shōzō Nanbu

Sumao Ishihara

Yukio Horikita

Guard A

Raizō Ichikawa

Kunala

San'emon Arashi

Raayana

Kin'ya Ichikawa

Chunda

Hajime Mitamura

Shariputra

Ryūzō Shimada

Bhutika

Matasaburô Niwa

Sanna

Mieko Kondō

Amana

Michiko Ai

Kalika

Bontarō Miake

Channa

Ikkei Tamaki

Man in crowd 2

Osamu Abe

Shintarō Nanjō

Mahanaman

Masayoshi Kikuno

Man in crowd 3

Jun Fujikawa

Hajime Koshikawa

Man in crowd 4

Teruko Ōmi

Yūsaku Terashima

Fortuneteller

Jōji Tsurumi

Aaraama

Osamu Maruyama

Jivaka

Bonta Maru

Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya

Mitsugu Terashima

Grand Chamberlain

Kōichi Mizuhara

Jun Negami

Mahakashyapa

Yoichi Funaki

Maudgaliputra

Kōichi Katsuragi

Suprabuddha

Okuyama Asao

Old man

Keizō Kawasaki

Upali

Yoshirō Kitahara

Kaundinya

Ryuichi Ishii

Bandhu

Tatsuo Hananuno

Jukai Ichikawa

Bimbisara

Chikako Hosokawa

Maya

Hiromi Ichida

Naccha

Reiko Kongō

Sabhaya

Sachiko Hori

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