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Dedication of the Great Buddha

10.019522h 9mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorTeinosuke Kinugasa
WritersTeinosuke Kinugasa·Ryuichiro Yagi

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Cast · Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa

MKMachiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
SA
Shinobu Araki
KBKōtarō Bandō
Kōtarō Bandō
KHKazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
SHSumiko Hidaka
Sumiko Hidaka
TITatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
RKRyōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
TKToshiaki Konoe
Toshiaki Konoe
KKKanji Koshiba
Kanji Koshiba
YKYataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa
MMMitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
SNShōzō Nanbu
Shōzō Nanbu

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