Children of the Great Buddha 1952
Children of the Great Buddha
The final film in the Beehive trilogy, Children of the Great Buddha chronicles war orphans working as tour guides among the looming statues and temples of Japan’s ancient capital of Nara. Shimizu’s uncharacteristic hands-on approach to the film’s cinematography frames the sacred objects as “very real agents” in the children’s threadbare lives, resulting in a deeply moving and spiritual work that fittingly concludes his orphan saga.
The final film in the Beehive trilogy, Children of the Great Buddha chronicles war orphans working as tour guides among the looming statues and temples of Japan’s ancient capital of Nara. Shimizu’s uncharacteristic hands-on approach to the film’s cinematography frames the sacred objects as “very real agents” in the children’s threadbare lives, resulting in a deeply moving and spiritual work that fittingly concludes his orphan saga.
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Full Cast & Crew... Widow
... Yoshi-bô
... Soldier's wife
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... Setsuko, Bus guide
... Hôta
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Release Date:
Oct 23, 1952 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 42`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released

Cast & Crew of
Children of the Great Buddha - Children of the Great Buddha
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Widow
... Yoshi-bô
... Soldier's wife
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... Setsuko, Bus guide
... Hôta
... Genji
... Ichiun
... Hiroyuki
... Ryôhei, carver
... Tan-kô
... Demobilized soldier
... Second-generation immigrant