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Buddha (1961) Poster

(1961)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Kenji Misumi

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Fuji Yahiro

Cast (in credits order)  

Kôjirô Hongô ... Siddhartha
Charito Solis Charito Solis ... Yashodara
Shintarô Katsu ... Devadatta
Machiko Kyô ... Nandabala
Raizô Ichikawa ... Kunala
Fujiko Yamamoto ... Usha
Hiroshi Kawaguchi ... Ajashartu
Katsuhiko Kobayashi Katsuhiko Kobayashi ... Ananda
Tamao Nakamura Tamao Nakamura ... Auttami
Junko Kanô Junko Kanô ... Matangi
Mieko Kondô Mieko Kondô ... Amana (as Mieko Kendo)
Tokiko Mita Tokiko Mita ... Sari
Michiko Ai Michiko Ai ... Kalika
Matasaburô Niwa Matasaburô Niwa ... Sanna
Keizô Kawasaki Keizô Kawasaki ... Upali
Reiko Fujiwara ... Child's Mother
Hajime Mitamura Hajime Mitamura ... Shariputra
Ryûzô Shimada ... Bhutika
Jôji Tsurumi Jôji Tsurumi ... Aaraama
Shirô Ôtsuji Shirô Ôtsuji ... Kalodayi
Yoshirô Kitahara Yoshirô Kitahara ... Kaundinya
Jun Negami Jun Negami ... Mahakashyapa
Ganjirô Nakamura ... Ashoka
Toshio Chiba Toshio Chiba ... Graha
Ryûichi Ishii Ryûichi Ishii ... Bandhu (as Ryuichi Ishii)
Yôichi Funaki Yôichi Funaki ... Maudgaliputra
San'emon Arashi San'emon Arashi ... Raayana
Osamu Maruyama Osamu Maruyama ... Jivaka
Gen Shimizu ... Kisaka
Isuzu Yamada ... Kalideva
Yumeji Tsukioka Yumeji Tsukioka ... Takshakara
Tanie Kitabayashi ... Sumi
Chikako Hosokawa ... Maya
Koreya Senda ... Shuddhodana
Haruko Sugimura ... Vaidehi
Eijirô Tôno ... Suratha
Bontarô Miake Bontarô Miake ... Channa
Osamu Takizawa ... Ajita
Jukai Ichikawa Jukai Ichikawa ... Bimbisara
Kôichi Katsuragi Kôichi Katsuragi ... Suprabuddha
Ryônosuke Azuma Ryônosuke Azuma ... Bashpa
Shintarô Nanjô Shintarô Nanjô ... Mahanaman
Kin'ya Ichikawa Kin'ya Ichikawa ... Chunda
Seishirô Hara Seishirô Hara ... Bhadrika
Saburô Date ... Ashvajit
Reiko Kongô Reiko Kongô ... Sabhaya
Kimiko Tachibana Kimiko Tachibana ... Amita
Hiromi Ichida Hiromi Ichida ... Naccha
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bonta Maru Bonta Maru ... Young Buddhist priest of Aburaya
Peter Fernandez ... Siddhartha (voice) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Masaichi Nagata ... producer
Akinari Suzuki ... associate producer

Music by 

Akira Ifukube

Cinematography by 

Hiroshi Imai

Editing by 

Kanji Suganuma ... (as Kanji Sugawara)

Production Design by 

Kisaku Itô

Set Decoration by 

Teruo Kajitani

Production Management 

Masatsugu Hashimoto ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Akira Inoue ... assistant director
Yoshiyuki Kuroda ... assistant director

Art Department 

Akira Naitô ... scenic artist
Yoshiko Watanabe ... drawings

Sound Department 

Masao Ôsumi ... sound recording supervisor

Special Effects by 

Sôichi Aisaka ... special photographic effects
Tatsuyuki Yokota ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Chikashi Makiura ... special photographic effects (as Chishi Makiura)
Tetsu Matoba ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Kenichi Okamoto ... lighting technician

Editorial Department 

Yoshiuki Kiura ... color consultant

Music Department 

Jin Ueda ... conductor

Additional Crew 

Peter Fernandez ... voice director: English version
Masaichi Nagata ... presenter
Gakuro Nakamura ... technical advisor
Takeo Nakamura ... technical advisor
Kiitsu Sakakibara ... choreographer
Yoshio Ueno ... decoration consultant

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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