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Buddha
“It depicts the life of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.”
100%
Movie
2h 37m
AI Analysis
Buddha (1961) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Buddha (1961) — a movie tagged as Drama with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by … Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~157 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Buddha 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1961-10-31
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- TMDB rating
- 10.0
- TMDB ID
- 329747
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What is Buddha about?
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Buddha?
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How long is the movie Buddha?
The official runtime for Buddha is approximately 157 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa
Kunala
Shintarō Katsu
Devadatta
Kōjirō Hongō
Siddhartha
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Ajashartu
Keizō Kawasaki
Upali
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Ananda
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Hajime Mitamura
Shariputra
Matasaburô Niwa
Sanna
Ryūzō Shimada
Bhutika
Jōji Tsurumi
Aaraama
Shirō Ōtsuji
Kalodayin
- Y
Yoshirō Kitahara
Kaundinya
Jun Negami
Mahakashyapa
Koreya Senda
Shuddhodana
Eijirō Tōno
Suratha
Bontarō Miake
Channa
Osamu Takizawa
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Toshio Chiba
Graha
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