釈迦

157 minutes

10/31/1961

Overview

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 List

Raizō Ichikawa
as Kunala
Shintarō Katsu
as Devadatta
Kōjirō Hongō
as Siddhartha
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
as Ajashartu
Keizō Kawasaki
as Upali
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
as Ananda
Hajime Mitamura
as Shariputra
Matasaburô Niwa
as Sanna
Ryûzô Shimada
as Bhutika
Jōji Tsurumi
as Aaraama
Shirō Ōtsuji
as Kalodayin
Yoshirō Kitahara
as Kaundinya
Jun Negami
as Mahakashyapa
Koreya Senda
as Shuddhodana
Eijirō Tōno
as Suratha
Bontarō Miake
as Channa
Osamu Takizawa
Toshio Chiba
as Graha
Ryuichi Ishii
as Bandhu
Yoichi Funaki
as Maudgaliputra
Tatsuo Hananuno
Osamu Maruyama
as Jivaka
San'emon Arashi
as Raayana
Mitsugu Terashima
as Grand Chamberlain
Osamu Abe
Yūsaku Terashima
as Fortuneteller
Shinobu Araki
Gen Shimizu
as Kisaka
Shōzō Nanbu
Kōichi Katsuragi
as Suprabuddha
Ryōnosuke Azuma
as Bashpa
Kōichi Mizuhara
Okuyama Asao
as Old man
Kómori Ičikawa II
as Chunda
Shintarō Nanjō
as Mahanaman
Seishirō Hara
as Bhadrika
Saburo Date
as Ashvajit
Sumao Ishihara
Jun Fujikawa
Ikkei Tamaki
as Man in crowd 2
Yukio Horikita
as Guard A
Fumihiko Yokoyama
as Man in crowd 1
Masayoshi Kikuno
as Man in crowd 3
Hajime Koshikawa
as Man in crowd 4
Bonta Maru
as Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya
Tokio Oki
Yūji Hamada
as Guard B
Jukai Ichikawa
as Bimbisara
Machiko Kyō
as Nandabala
Tamao Nakamura
as Auttami
Charito Solis
as Yashodara
Junko Kano
as Matangi
Fujiko Yamamoto
as Usha
Isuzu Yamada
as Kalideva
Yumeji Tsukioka
as Takshakara
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Sumi
Chikako Hosokawa
as Maya
Haruko Sugimura
as Vaidehi
Reiko Fujiwara
as Child's Mother
Tokiko Mita
as Sari
Hiromi Ichida
as Naccha
Michiko Ai
as Kalika
Reiko Kongō
as Sabhaya
Kimiko Tachibana
as Amita
Sachiko Hori
Teruko Omi
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as Ashoka
Mieko Kondō
as Amana