Children of the Great Buddha
19521h 42m
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Japan
About
The final film in the Beehive trilogy. Set in post-war Nara, it follows a group of orphans living in a temple who support themselves by acting as guides for tourists visiting the Great Buddha.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Writing
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Oct 23, 1952
- Studio
- Hachi no Su Eiga-bu
Cast
Ayako Akabori
Widow
Yoshimasa Chiba
Yoshi-bô
Keiko Fukushima
Soldier's wife
Kiyoshi Kawanishi
Seiji
Yukiko Himori
Setsuko, Bus guide
Yotaka Iwamoto
Hôta
Yoshio Kinuta
Genji
Shinichiro Kubota
Ichiun
Hiroyuki Mihara
Hiroyuki
Yoshiharu Miyauchi
Ryôhei, carver
Sadao Nakamura
Tan-kô
Yuzaburo Shimada
Demobilized soldier
Mayumi Utagawa
Second-generation immigrant
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