Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)
The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of the Buddha. This work is based on a play by Hideo Osada, which was performed by the Shin Kyodo Theater Company in 1940.
Director:
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Writers:
Ryuichiro Yagi, Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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Machiko Kyō as |
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Shinobu Araki as |
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Kōtarō Bandō as |
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Kazuo Hasegawa as |
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Sumiko Hidaka as |
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Tatsuya Ishiguro as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Toshiaki Konoe as |
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Kanji Koshiba as |
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Yataro Kurokawa as |
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Mitsuko Mito as |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Shintarō Nanjō as |
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Joji Oka as |
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Eitarō Ozawa as |
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Mitsusaburō Ramon as |
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Taiji Tonoyama as |
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Kenjiro Uemura as |
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Denjirō Ōkōchi as |
| Directing | Teinosuke Kinugasa | Director |
| Writing | Ryuichiro Yagi | Screenplay |
| Art | Kisaku Ito | Production Design |
| Writing | Teinosuke Kinugasa | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kōhei Sugiyama | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ikuma Dan | Original Music Composer |