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Buddha: The Great Departure
Buddha: The Great Departure
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  2. Buddha: The Great Departure

Buddha: The Great Departure

Original Title: 手塚治虫のブッダ -赤い砂漠よ!美しく-

2011
1h 51m
Adventure
Animation
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2011

Runtime

1h 51m

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Storyline

Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflicts humankind. Meanwhile, in Kosala, Chapra rises through the military, despite his lowly origins, to become a hero and general of the army. A final showdown between the two kingdoms forces Siddhartha to re-evaluate the path he is following.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
May 28, 2011
Languages
Japanese
Director
Kouzou Morishita
Kouzou Morishita
Production
Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Tezuka Productions
Tezuka Productions
Toei Company
Toei Company
Kinoshita Group
Kinoshita Group
Warner Bros. Japan
Warner Bros. Japan
Production Countries
Japan
Official Website

Top Cast

22 Cast Members

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Narration / Chapra's Mother (voice)

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Chapra (voice)

観世清和

King Suddhodana (voice)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Siddhartha Gotama / Buddha (voice)

Ai Orikasa

Ai Orikasa

Childhood Siddhartha (voice)

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Childhood Chapra (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

General Budai (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Bandaka (voice)

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Tatta (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Naradatta (voice)

Nana Mizuki

Nana Mizuki

Migaila (voice)

Tomoka Kurotani

Tomoka Kurotani

Princess Marikka (voice)

観世三郎太

Joteka (voice)

Yurika Hino

Yurika Hino

Lady Maya (voice)

Romi Park

Romi Park

Tatta's Sister (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Sayaka Ohara

Lady Pajapati (voice)

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Princess Yasodharā (voice)

Yuta Owada

Messenger (voice)

Taro Suruga

Taro Suruga

Executioner 1 (voice)

Kenzo Ryu

Kenzo Ryu

Executioner 2 (voice)

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