Children of the Great Buddha
October 23, 1952•1h 42m
Drama
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 ShimizuWriters
Cast
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Ayako Akabori
Widow
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Yoshimasa Chiba
Yoshi-bô
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Keiko Fukushima
Soldier's wife
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Kiyoshi Kawanishi
Seiji
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Yukiko Himori
Setsuko, Bus guide
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Yotaka Iwamoto
Hôta
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Yoshio Kinuta
Genji
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Shinichiro Kubota
Ichiun
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Hiroyuki Mihara
Hiroyuki
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Yoshiharu Miyauchi
Ryôhei, carver
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Sadao Nakamura
Tan-kô
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Yuzaburo Shimada
Demobilized soldier
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Mayumi Utagawa
Second-generation immigrant