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Buddha: The Great Departure
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BUDDHA: THE GREAT DEPARTURE

20111h 51m7.5 TMDb

Directed by Kouzou Morishita

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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.

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Narration / Chapra's Mother (voice)

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Chapra (voice)

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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)

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion7.8
Complexity7.5
Humor5.6
Realism9
Action6.9
Darkness5.7

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • fans of imaginative animated filmmaking

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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