Dedication of the Great Buddha

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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.

Cast: Machiko Kyō, Shinobu Araki, Kōtarō Bandō, Kazuo Hasegawa, Sumiko Hidaka, more

Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa

Genres: Drama

Cast

Machiko Kyō

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Shinobu Araki

Kōtarō Bandō

Kazuo Hasegawa

Sumiko Hidaka

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Toshiaki Konoe

Kanji Koshiba

Yataro Kurokawa

Mitsuko Mito

Shōzō Nanbu

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Shintarō Nanjō

Joji Oka

Eitarō Ozawa

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