Buddha: The Great Departure

手塚治虫のブッダ -赤い砂漠よ!美しく-
2011 111 min Adventure · Animation · Drama · History

Legendary Prince meets warrior origin story. Sheltered heir steps beyond palace walls after a starving girl and a dying swan change his worldview. Stripped of future, he picks a path no crown could wear.

Directed by Kouzou Morishita · Written by Reiko Yoshida

Starring Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai, 観世清和, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Ai Orikasa, Junko Takeuchi

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