Buddha: The Great Departure
手塚治虫のブッダ -赤い砂漠よ!美しく-
CINEMA2011-05-28
RegionJP
Runtime111 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflict
DIRECTOR / Director
Kouzou Morishita
KEYWORDS
historical figurebased on mangahistoricaljourney
Collection: Osamu Tezuka's Buddha
In ancient India, the lives of the re plagued by drought, famine, constant warfare and the injustices of the strict caste system. The intertwining lives of many unhappy souls are drawn together by the birth of the young prince Siddhartha, who embarks on a spiritual journey, becomes Buddha, "the Enlightened One," and attempts to bring about a spiritual rebirth of the people in this desperate age.
