Hotoke (ほとけ) 23 years old

Rai pedals his bike and trailer about town, collecting old iron and sowing flower seeds. Because his face never seems to show emotion, everybody calls him Hotoke - meaning Buddha. His elder brother Shiba, however, is tough as nails and works the black market. Rai is building a gigantic statue of Buddha from the scrap metal he has gathered over the years. He prays the Buddha he is creating will come to life and rid the world of its cruelty.

Credits

Hotoke Cast

Name Character
Fujiko He was 21, now 44 years old
Ryûichi Ôura He was 32, now 56 years old
Shinji Takeda He was 28, now 52 years old
Kanji Tsuda He was 35, now 59 years old

Hotoke Crew

Name Department
Jinsei Tsuji as Director. He was 41 (now 65) years old Directing
Hotoke poster
Hotoke (23 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, August 25, 2001
  • Runtime: 113 minutes