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Children of the Great Buddha

Children of the Great Buddha1952

102 minDrama

The final film in the Beehive trilogy. Set in post-war Nara, it follows a group of orphans living in a temple who support themselves by acting as guides for tourists visiting the Great Buddha.

Director

Hiroshi Shimizu

Writer

Hiroshi Shimizu

Score

Stars

Ayako Akabori Yoshimasa Chiba Keiko Fukushima

Cast13

A
Ayako Akabori
as Widow
Y
Yoshimasa Chiba
as Yoshi-bô
K
Keiko Fukushima
as Soldier's wife
K
Kiyoshi Kawanishi
as Seiji
Y
Yukiko Himori
as Setsuko, Bus guide
Y
Yotaka Iwamoto
as Hôta
Y
Yoshio Kinuta
as Genji
S
Shinichiro Kubota
as Ichiun
H
Hiroyuki Mihara
as Hiroyuki
Y
Yoshiharu Miyauchi
as Ryôhei, carver
S
Sadao Nakamura
as Tan-kô
Y
Yuzaburo Shimada
as Demobilized soldier
M
Mayumi Utagawa
as Second-generation immigrant

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