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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

Directed by Kozo Morishita

7.4

TMDB audience score
77 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Sayuri Yoshinaga
    Narration / Chapra's Mother (voice)

  • Masato Sakai
    Chapra (voice)

  • 観世清和
    King Suddhodana (voice)

  • Hidetaka Yoshioka
    Siddhartha Gotama / Buddha (voice)

  • Ai Orikasa
    Childhood Siddhartha (voice)

  • Junko Takeuchi
    Childhood Chapra (voice)

  • Tessyo Genda
    General Budai (voice)

  • Keiji Fujiwara
    Bandaka (voice)

  • Ikue Otani
    Tatta (voice)

  • Takahiro Sakurai
    Naradatta (voice)

  • Nana Mizuki
    Migaila (voice)

  • Tomoka Kurotani
    Princess Marikka (voice)

  • 観世三郎太
    Joteka (voice)

  • Yurika Hino
    Lady Maya (voice)

  • Romi Park
    Tatta's Sister (voice)

  • Sayaka Ohara
    Lady Pajapati (voice)

  • Mamiko Noto
    Princess Yasodharā (voice)

  • Yuta Owada
    Messenger (voice)