Buddha (釈迦) 63 years old
It depicts the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
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.
Credits
Buddha Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Keizô Kawasaki He was 28, 82 years old when he died | as Upali |
| Machiko Kyō She was 37, 95 years old when she died | as Nandabala |
| Shintaro Katsu He was 29, 65 years old when he died | as Devadatta |
| Junko Kano She was 25, now 89 years old | as Matangi |
| Tamao Nakamura She was 22, now 85 years old | as Auttami |
| Yoshirô Kitahara He was 32, now 96 years old | as Kaundinya |
| Charito Solis She was 26, 62 years old when she died | as Yashodara |
| Saburo Date He was 37, 67 years old when he died | as Ashvajit |
| Ganjirō Nakamura He was 59, 81 years old when he died | as Ashoka |
| Jun Fujikawa | |
| Kôichi Mizuhara He was 52, 60 years old when he died | |
| Tokio Oki | |
| Raizō Ichikawa He was 30, 37 years old when he died | as Kunala |
| Eijirō Tōno He was 54, 87 years old when he died | as Suratha |
| Jun Negami He was 38, 82 years old when he died | as Mahakashyapa |
| Reiko Kongo | as Sabhaya |
| Bonta Maru | as Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya |
| Yoichi Funaki He was 29, now 93 years old | as Maudgaliputra |
| Tanie Kitabayashi She was 50, 98 years old when she died | as Sumi |
| Koreya Senda He was 57, 90 years old when he died | as Shuddhodana |
| Ryûzô Shimada He was 30, now 94 years old | as Bhutika |
| Shinobu Araki He was 70, 77 years old when he died | |
| Katsuhiko Kobayashi He was 24, 68 years old when he died | as Ananda |
| Shôzô Nanbu He was 63, now 126 years old | |
| Hiroshi Kawaguchi He was 3, 22 years old when he died | as Ajashartu |
| Haruko Sugimura She was 52, 88 years old when she died | as Vaidehi |
| Gen Shimizu He was 54, 65 years old when he died | as Kisaka |
| Kôjirô Hongô He was 23, 74 years old when he died | as Siddhartha |
| Fumihiko Yokoyama | as Man in crowd 1 |
| Yûsaku Terashima | as Fortuneteller |
| Reiko Fujiwara She was 32, now 30 years old | as Child's Mother |
| Osamu Takizawa He was 54, 93 years old when he died | |
| Kinya Ichikawa | as Chunda |
| Jôji Tsurumi | as Aaraama |
| San'emon Arashi He was 55, 73 years old when he died | as Raayana |
| Seishirô Hara He was 56, now 120 years old | as Bhadrika |
| Isuzu Yamada She was 44, 95 years old when she died | as Kalideva |
| Shintarô Nanjô He was 44, now 108 years old | as Mahanaman |
| Yumeji Tsukioka She was 39, 94 years old when she died | as Takshakara |
| Masayoshi Kikuno | as Man in crowd 3 |
| Teruko Omi She was 40, 90 years old when she died | |
| Chikako Hosokawa She was 55, 70 years old when she died | as Maya |
| Bontarô Miake He was 55, now 118 years old | as Channa |
| Sumao Ishihara He was 58, now 122 years old | |
| Hajime Mitamura He was 26, now 89 years old | as Shariputra |
| Fujiko Yamamoto She was 29, now 93 years old | as Usha |
| Hiromi Ichida She was 29, now 92 years old | as Naccha |
| Michiko Ai She was 31, now 95 years old | as Kalika |
| Ikkei Tamaki He was 53, 62 years old when he died | as Man in crowd 2 |
| Yukio Horikita He was 45, now 109 years old | as Guard A |
| Matasaburô Niwa | as Sanna |
| Yûji Hamada | as Guard B |
| Kimiko Tachibana She was 40, now 103 years old | as Amita |
| Hajime Koshikawa | as Man in crowd 4 |
| Toshio Chiba He was 35, now 99 years old | as Graha |
| Tatsuo Hananuno |
Buddha Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Kenji Misumi as Director. He was 40 (54) years old when He died | Directing |
| Yoshiyuki Kuroda as Assistant Director. He was 38 (now 25) years old | Directing |
| Masaichi Nagata as Executive Producer. He was 55 (79) years old when He died | Production |
| Akira Inoue as Assistant Director. He was 8 (now 71) years old | Directing |
| Fuji Yahiro as Writer. He was 57 (82) years old when He died | Writing |
| Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (91) years old when He died | Sound |
| Kanji Suganuma as Editor. | Editing |
| Hiroshi Imai as Director of Photography. He was 20 (now 83) years old | Camera |
Buddha (63 years)
It depicts the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
- Release day: Tuesday, October 31, 1961
- Runtime: 139 minutes