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Buddha (1961 film)
Buddha poster
Theatrical release poster by Kenichi Okamoto.[1]
Directed by Kenji Misumi
Produced by Masaichi Nagata
Written by Fuji Yahiro
Starring Tamao Nakamura
Machiko Kyō
Kojiro Hongo
Music by Akira Ifukube
Cinematography Hiroshi Imai
Editing by Kanji Tatsumi
Distributed by Daiei
Released November 1, 1961
Running time 196 minutes
Budget ¥500 million to 700 million
Gross revenue ¥Over 700 million[2]
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Buddha (釈迦,   Shaka?) is a 1961 Japanese tokusatsu daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie) about a giant buddha statue. The film is similar in nature to the popular film The Great Buddha's Arrival and is also the one of the first giant monster films from Daiei.

Plot[]

TBA

Cast[]

  • Kojiro Hongo
  • Yumeji Tsukioka  as Takushira
  • Kojiro Nakamura as King Ashoka

Crew[]

  • Production: Masaichi Nagata
  • Planning: Hisashi Okuda
  • Screenplay: Fuji Yahiro
Main story
  • Director: Kenji Misumi
  • Photo: Hiroshi Imai , Kazuo Miyagawa
  • Music: Akira Ifukube (Conductor: Jin Ueda , Music Performance: Tokyo Symphony Orchestra )
  • Art director: Kisaku Ito
  • Art: Akira Naito
  • Recording: Masao Ohsumi
  • Lighting: Kenichi Okamoto
  • Edited by: Kanji Tatsumi
Special effects
  • Photo: Toru Matoba , Jishi Makiura
  • Assistant Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda
  • Lighting: Ichiji Shimazaki
  • Art: Takesaburo Watanabe
  • Video composition: Tomio Sagisu , P Productions
  • Picture composition: Yoshio Watanabe
  • Special modelling: Fuminori Ohashi

References[]

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