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Children of the Great Buddha

Plot: The final film in the Beehive trilogy, Children of the Great Buddha chronicles war orphans working as tour guides among the looming statues and temples of Japan’s ancient capital of Nara. Shimizu’s uncharacteristic hands-on approach to the film’s cinematography frames the sacred objects as “very real agents” in the children’s threadbare lives, resulting in a deeply moving and spiritual work that fittingly concludes his orphan saga
Release Date: Thursday, October 23 1952
72 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Ayako AkaboriAyako Akabori. Ayako Akabori was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Widow'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshimasa ChibaYoshimasa Chiba. Yoshimasa Chiba was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Yoshi-bô'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keiko FukushimaKeiko Fukushima. Keiko Fukushima was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Soldier's wife'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kiyoshi KawanishiKiyoshi Kawanishi. Kiyoshi Kawanishi was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Seiji'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yukiko HimoriYukiko Himori. Yukiko Himori was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Setsuko, Bus guide'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yotaka IwamotoYotaka Iwamoto. Yotaka Iwamoto was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Hôta'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshio KinutaYoshio Kinuta. Yoshio Kinuta was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Genji'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinichiro KubotaShinichiro Kubota. Shinichiro Kubota was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Ichiun'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroyuki MiharaHiroyuki Mihara. Hiroyuki Mihara was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Hiroyuki'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshiharu MiyauchiYoshiharu Miyauchi. Yoshiharu Miyauchi was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Ryôhei, carver'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sadao NakamuraSadao Nakamura. Sadao Nakamura was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Tan-kô'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yuzaburo ShimadaYuzaburo Shimada. Yuzaburo Shimada was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Demobilized soldier'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mayumi UtagawaMayumi Utagawa. Mayumi Utagawa was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Second-generation immigrant'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Hiroshi ShimizuHiroshi Shimizu. Hiroshi Shimizu was 49 in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 28 1903 –
Died: Thu, Jun 23 1966
Portrait of Saburo FuruyamaSaburo Furuyama. Saburo Furuyama was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Senji ItôSenji Itô. Senji Itô was >> in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Music'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinichi SekizawaShinichi Sekizawa. Shinichi Sekizawa was 31 in Children of the Great Buddha as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Thu, Jun 02 1921 –
Died: Thu, Nov 19 1992