Children of the Great Buddha (1952)

Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu1h 42mDrama

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.

Year
1952
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
23 October 1952
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A
Ayako Akabori
Widow
Y
Yoshimasa Chiba
Yoshi-bô
K
Keiko Fukushima
Soldier's wife
K
Kiyoshi Kawanishi
Seiji
Y
Yukiko Himori
Setsuko, Bus guide
Y
Yotaka Iwamoto
Hôta
Y
Yoshio Kinuta
Genji
S
Shinichiro Kubota
Ichiun
H
Hiroyuki Mihara
Hiroyuki
Y
Yoshiharu Miyauchi
Ryôhei, carver
S
Sadao Nakamura
Tan-kô
Y
Yuzaburo Shimada
Demobilized soldier
M
Mayumi Utagawa
Second-generation immigrant

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