What is the duration of Children of the Great Buddha?

The duration of Children of the Great Buddha is 102 mins.

What is the original language of Children of the Great Buddha?

The original language of Children of the Great Buddha is Japanese.

Who directed Children of the Great Buddha?

Children of the Great Buddha was directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Which studio made Children of the Great Buddha?

Children of the Great Buddha was produced by Hachi no Su Eiga-bu.

Children of the Great Buddha 1952

Q: Does Children of the Great Buddha have end credit scenes?

Children of the Great Buddha does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Runtime

102 mins

Language

Japanese

The final entry in Shimizu’s Beehive trilogy follows war‑orphan children employed as tour guides among the towering statues and temples of Nara, Japan’s ancient capital. By handling the camera himself, Shimizu treats the sacred architecture as participants in the youths’ fragile lives, creating a moving, spiritual conclusion to the orphan saga.

Hachi no Su Eiga-bu

Studio

Hiroshi Shimizu

Director

Does Children of the Great Buddha have end credit scenes?

No!

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

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Shinichiro Kubota

Ichiun

Yotaka Iwamoto

Hôta

Sadao Nakamura

Tan-kô

Hiroyuki Mihara

Hiroyuki

Kiyoshi Kawanishi

Seiji

Yoshimasa Chiba

Yoshi-bô

Keiko Fukushima

Soldier's wife

Ayako Akabori

Widow

Yukiko Himori

Setsuko, Bus guide

Yoshio Kinuta

Genji

Yoshiharu Miyauchi

Ryôhei, carver

Mayumi Utagawa

Second-generation immigrant

Yuzaburo Shimada

Demobilized soldier

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