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Buddha: The Great Departure

Buddha: The Great Departure

2011movie⏱️ 1h 51m
AnimationAdventureBiographyDramaHistory
6.3
IMDB Rating
573 votes

2005 years ago in India, a boy named Siddhartha Gautama of the kingdom Shakya is born. At that time various kingdoms were continuously raging wars with each other. When the boy attained puberty, he associated with people from the lower class like Migaila a girl who was known as a thief. Siddhartha began to have doubts about the strict class system even though he is raised in luxury as a future king. Later, the powerful kingdom of Kosala attacks the kingdom of Shakya. Both sides fight fiercely. The commander of Kosala's army is the general's son Chapra. He is thought of as the most brave soldier in the kingdom of Kosala. Chapra was actually born into slavery but hid his background. By the general's order he came all the way up into his current position. Chapra wants to make a successful career for himself and Siddhartha abondons his family's wealth to find Tao. These two opposite persons meet in the war and changes the fate of their respective kingdoms.

Director
Kôzô Morishita
Writers
Osamu Tezuka, Reiko Yoshida
Stars
Sayuri Yoshinaga, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomo Adachi, Kenji Akabane
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
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🎭 Top Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as Narrator
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as Siddhartha
👤
Tomo Adachi
👤
Kenji Akabane
👤
Chafûrin
👤
Mikako Fujita
👤
Yukiko Hanioka
👤
Kôzô Dôzaka
👤
Yurika Hino
as Maya
👤
Daichi Endô

💰 Box Office

$5,700,005
Worldwide Gross
$11,000,000
Production Budget

🎯 Categories

AdventureAdult AnimationAnimationAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationBiographyDramaHistoryJapanese

📖 Synopsis

2005 years ago in India, a boy named Siddhartha Gautama of the kingdom Shakya is born. At that time various kingdoms were continuously raging wars with each other. When the boy attained puberty, he associated with people from the lower class like Migaila a girl who was known as a thief. Siddhartha began to have doubts about the strict class system even though he is raised in luxury as a future king. Later, the powerful kingdom of Kosala attacks the kingdom of Shakya. Both sides fight fiercely. The commander of Kosala's army is the general's son Chapra. He is thought of as the most brave soldier in the kingdom of Kosala. Chapra was actually born into slavery but hid his background. By the general's order he came all the way up into his current position. Chapra wants to make a successful career for himself and Siddhartha abondons his family's wealth to find Tao. These two opposite persons meet in the war and changes the fate of their respective kingdoms.