Dedication of the Great Buddha

Name: Dedication of the Great Buddha
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952-03-20
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Machiko Kyō, Shinobu Araki, Kōtarō Bandō, Kazuo Hasegawa, Sumiko Hidaka

1952

2h 9m

Drama

Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa

Writers: Teinosuke Kinugasa, Ryuichiro Yagi

Overview

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.