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  • Daibutsu kaigen (1952)
  • 129 min | Drama
Daibutsu kaigen (1952)
129 min | Drama

A talented sculptor is hired to erect a giant Buddha statue when the capital is moved to Nara, in 745 AD. Those opposed to the statue try to use the artist's girlfriend to get him to stop it from being completed.
Writers
Teinosuke Kinugasa (screenplay) | Ryûichirô Yagi (screenplay) (as Ryuichiro Yagi)
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Updated Mar 20, 1952

Release date
1980 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Shinobu Araki
Ryôben Ryôben   See fewer
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kunihito Tateto Kunihito Tateto   See fewer
Sumiko Hidaka
Morime Ômiya Morime Ômiya   See fewer
Yatarô Kurokawa
Nakamaro Fujiwara Nakamaro Fujiwara   See fewer
Machiko Kyô
Mayame Mayame   See fewer
Mitsuko Mito
Sakuyako Tachibana Sakuyako Tachibana   See fewer
Jôji Oka
Naramaro Tachibana (as Joji Oka) Naramaro Tachibana (as Joji Oka)   See fewer
Eitarô Ozawa
Kimimaro Kuninaka (as Sakae Ozawa) Kimimaro Kuninaka (as Sakae Ozawa)   See fewer
Mitsusaburô Ramon
Sakamaro Sakamaro   See fewer
Kenjirô Uemura
Shônan Shinjô Shônan Shinjô   See fewer
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