by Kinugasa, Teinosuke; Yagi, Ryūichirō; Osada, Hideo; Hashimoto, Masatsugu; Nagata, Masaichi; Sugiyama, Kōhei; Itō, Kisaku; Dan, Ikuma; Ōsumi, Masao; Katō, Shōnojō; Nishida, Shigeru; Itō, Michī; Kageyama, Shigeru; Hasegawa, Kazuo; Kyō, Machiko; Okochi, Denjiro; Mito, Mitsuko; Hidaka, Sumiko; Ishiguro, Tetsuya; Bandō, Kōtarō; Ozawa, Sakae; Kurokawa, Yataro
Projected medium / 1952

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TitleDaibutsu kaigen Daibutsu: Saga of a great buddha
Item typeProjected medium
Author(s)
  • Kinugasa, Teinosuke
  • Yagi, Ryūichirō
  • Osada, Hideo
  • Hashimoto, Masatsugu
  • Nagata, Masaichi
  • Sugiyama, Kōhei
  • Itō, Kisaku
  • Dan, Ikuma
  • Ōsumi, Masao
  • Katō, Shōnojō
  • Nishida, Shigeru
  • Itō, Michī
  • Kageyama, Shigeru
  • Hasegawa, Kazuo
  • Kyō, Machiko
  • Okochi, Denjiro
  • Mito, Mitsuko
  • Hidaka, Sumiko
  • Ishiguro, Tetsuya
  • Bandō, Kōtarō
  • Ozawa, Sakae
  • Kurokawa, Yataro
ImprintJapan Daiei, 1952
LanguageJapanese
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Alternate title: The consecration of the great buddha.
  • Hitomi de la Fuente comments that "Kinugasa, 'the prewar founder of the spectacular period drama,' made this film as a result of Daiei's idea to produce a period-piece which would be a moneymaker on the new international market. In spite of its unusual historic background and visual effects, Kinugasa's 92nd film lacks substantial character development, no doubt as a result of its 'formula' nature."
  • Running time: 02:09:00.
  • PFA 3500-01-3854. Restricted: Not for research use.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
  • Director of photography, Sugiyama Kōhei ; art director, Itō Kisaku ; music composer, Dan Ikuma ; sound, Ōsumi Masao ; lighting, Katō Shōnojō ; film editor, Nishida Shigeru ; musical direction, Itō Michiō (dance) ; special effects, Kageyama Shigeru.
Physical description5 reels of 5 (129 min.) : Daieiscope, sd., b&w ; 35 mm.

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Date text: 
1952
Author: 
Kinugasa, TeinosukeYagi, RyūichirōOsada, HideoHashimoto, MasatsuguNagata, MasaichiSugiyama, KōheiItō, KisakuDan, IkumaŌsumi, MasaoKatō, ShōnojōNishida, ShigeruItō, MichīKageyama, ShigeruHasegawa, KazuoKyō, MachikoOkochi, DenjiroMito, MitsukoHidaka, SumikoIshiguro, TetsuyaBandō, KōtarōOzawa, SakaeKurokawa, Yataro
Publisher: 
Daiei
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Millenium MARC Record: 
LEADER 00000ngm a2200613Ka 4500 001 44115892 005 20000524 TAPE OCLC0524: 0682 007 mr bdaafunartnnac199704 008 000525s1952 ja 129 mljpnsd 009 Reclvl: f Addate: 000525 Addid: OCL Moddate: 080528 Modid: XRF 035 (PFA-FILM)7656 035 GLADN50848672 040 CUY|eamim|cCUY 041 1 jpn|beng 090 |b3500-01-3854 245 00 Daibutsu kaigen|h[motion picture] =|bDaibutsu: Saga of a great buddha /|cDaiei Motion Picture Co. ; director, Kinugasa Teinosuke ; scriptwriter, Yagi Ryūichirō ; original story, Osada Hideo ; executive producer, Hashimoto Masatsugu ; producer, Nagata Masaichi. 260 Japan :|bDaiei,|c1952. 300 5 reels of 5 (129 min.) :|bDaieiscope, sd., b&w ;|c35 mm. 500 Alternate title: The consecration of the great buddha. 500 Hitomi de la Fuente comments that "Kinugasa, 'the prewar founder of the spectacular period drama,' made this film as a result of Daiei's idea to produce a period-piece which would be a moneymaker on the new international market. In spite of its unusual historic background and visual effects, Kinugasa's 92nd film lacks substantial character development, no doubt as a result of its 'formula' nature." 500 Running time: 02:09:00. 506 PFA 3500-01-3854. Restricted: Not for research use. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating.|5CBPF. 508 Director of photography, Sugiyama Kōhei ; art director, Itō Kisaku ; music composer, Dan Ikuma ; sound, Ōsumi Masao ; lighting, Katō Shōnojō ; film editor, Nishida Shigeru ; musical direction, Itō Michiō (dance) ; special effects, Kageyama Shigeru. 511 0 Cast: Hasegawa Kazuo (Tatedono Kunihito) ; Kyō Machiko (Mayame) ; Ōkōchi Denjirō (Archbishop Gyōki) ; Mito Mitsuko (Tachibana Sakuyako) ; Hidaka Sumiko (Ōmiyano Morime) ; Ishiguro Tetsuya (Ōkusano Kunitari) ; Bandō Kōtarō (Tachibana no Tomonari) ; Ozawa Sakae (Kuninaka no Kimimaro) ; Kurokawa Yatarō (Fujiwara no Nakamaro) ; Ramon Mitsusaburō (Sakemaro) ; Oka Jōji (Tachibana no Naramaro) ; Uemura Kenjirō (Shirasagi no Ogusu) ; Araki Shinobu (Rōben) ; Kagawa Ryōsuke (Tachibana no Moroe) ; Konoe Toshiaki (Kibi no Mahi), et al. 546 In Japanese with English subtitles. 590 PFA 3500-01-3854. |aCONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 1997 Apr 15; splices; scratches; Very good condition--excellent for print's age (note, however, that previous report, in 1976, cited print as fair); few splices; few scratches; film is oily and dirty; nearly all splices are cement and many are joining sections; no vinegar odor noted at this time; print has to date not been used in automated projection--leaders are still intact; subtitles mediocre CONDITION NOTE: Described 1976 fair Print in fair condition 650 0 Artists|vDrama|zJapan. 650 0 Buddhism|vDrama|zJapan. 650 0 Ethics|vDrama|zJapan. 650 0 Labor|vDrama|zJapan. 650 0 Love|vDrama|zJapan. 650 0 Loyalty|vDrama|zJapan. 650 0 Men|vDrama|zJapan. 650 0 Self-sacrifice|vDrama|zJapan. 650 0 Swindlers and swindling|vDrama|zJapan. 655 7 Features.|2mim 655 7 Historical re-creations.|2mim 655 7 Epics.|2mim 655 7 Religious works.|2mim 690 Japanese films. 700 1 Kinugasa, Teinosuke. 700 1 Yagi, Ryūichirō. 700 1 Osada, Hideo. 700 1 Hashimoto, Masatsugu. 700 1 Nagata, Masaichi,|d1906-1985. 700 1 Sugiyama, Kōhei. 700 1 Itō, Kisaku. 700 1 Dan, Ikuma. 700 1 Ōsumi, Masao. 700 1 Katō, Shōnojō. 700 1 Nishida, Shigeru. 700 1 Itō, Michī. 700 1 Kageyama, Shigeru. 700 1 Hasegawa, Kazuo. 700 1 Kyō, Machiko,|d1924- 700 1 Okochi, Denjiro. 700 1 Mito, Mitsuko. 700 1 Hidaka, Sumiko. 700 1 Ishiguro, Tetsuya. 700 1 Bandō, Kōtarō. 700 1 Ozawa, Sakae. 700 1 Kurokawa, Yataro. 935 GLADN50848672 941 0 PFA 3500-01-3854. 35 mm., PFA. 948 PFA 3500-01-3854. Restricted: Not for research use. 954 20120801|bMarcive Authority Bib 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20161211 994 02|bCUY