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Buddha: The Great Departure

Buddha: The Great Departure

Part of Osamu Tezuka's Buddha

2011•1h 51m•7.5/10
AdventureAnimationDramaHistory

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7.5/10(72)

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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Production

Toei Animation, Tezuka Productions, Toei Company, Kinoshita Group, Warner Bros. Japan, Toei Video Company, Kaga Electronics, Yomiuri Shimbun Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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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