Plot:

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.

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Actors - Crew

Raizō Ichikawa
Kunala

Shintarō Katsu
Devadatta

Kōjirō Hongō
Siddhartha

Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Ajashartu

Keizô Kawasaki
Upali

Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Ananda

Kenji Misumi
Director

Fuji Yahiro
Writer

Hiroshi Imai
Director of Photography

Kanji Suganuma
Editor

Teruo Kajitani
Set Decoration

Akira Inoue
Assistant Director

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