Movie: Buddha: The Great Departure

Top 10 Billed Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga
吉永小百合

Narration / Chapra's Mother (voice)

Masato Sakai
堺雅人

Chapra (voice)

観世清和
観世清和

King Suddhodana (voice)

Hidetaka Yoshioka
吉岡秀隆

Siddhartha Gotama / Buddha (voice)

Ai Orikasa
折笠愛

Childhood Siddhartha (voice)

Junko Takeuchi
竹内順子

Childhood Chapra (voice)

Tessyo Genda
玄田哲章

General Budai (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara
藤原啓治

Bandaka (voice)

Ikue Otani
大谷育江

Tatta (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai
櫻井孝宏

Naradatta (voice)

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    Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflicts humankind. Meanwhile, in Kosala, Chapra rises through the military, despite his lowly origins, to become a hero and general of the army. A final showdown between the two kingdoms forces Siddhartha to re-evaluate the path he is following.

  • Release Date

    2011-05-28

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    7.465

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    日本語
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