by Nagata, Masaichi; Suzuki, Akinari; Misumi, Kenji; Yahiro, Fuji; Imai, Hiroshi; Itō, Kisaku; Naito, Akira; Ifukube, Akira; Ōsumi, Masao; Okamoto, Kenʼichi; Suganuma, Kanji; Inoue, Akira; Nakamura, Gakuro; Nakamura, Takie; Sagisu, Tomio; Yokota, Tatsuyuki; Aisaka, Sōichi; Hongō, Kōjirō
Projected medium / 1961
TitleShaka Buddha
Item typeProjected medium
Alternate title
  • Shakyamuni
  • Buddha
Author(s)
  • Nagata, Masaichi
  • Suzuki, Akinari
  • Misumi, Kenji
  • Yahiro, Fuji
  • Imai, Hiroshi
  • Itō, Kisaku
  • Naito, Akira
  • Ifukube, Akira
  • Ōsumi, Masao
  • Okamoto, Kenʼichi
  • Suganuma, Kanji
  • Inoue, Akira
  • Nakamura, Gakuro
  • Nakamura, Takie
  • Sagisu, Tomio
  • Yokota, Tatsuyuki
  • Aisaka, Sōichi
  • Hongō, Kōjirō
ImprintJapan Daiei (Kyōto), 1961
LanguageJapanese
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Release date: 01/11/1961.
  • Literal title translation: Shakyamuni.
  • Audie Bock notes that this is "The first 70mm film produced in Japan, employing all the latest technical advances and an all-star cast. Misumi's 27th film, and his first release of two in 1961, has the ponderous pacing and didactic quality often associated with similar Christian religious epics. The major interest of the story, which reduces the life of the Buddha to the melodramas of those around him, is to be found in the superb special effects and color. A guest star performance by Charito Solis of the Philippines is also noteworthy. Cut, dubbed version released in the U.S. by Lopert Pictures."
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
  • Director of photography, Imai Hiroshi ; art director, Itō Kisaku, Naitō Akira ; music composer, Ifukube Akira ; sound, Ōsumi Masao ; lighting, Okamoto Ken'ichi ; film editor, Suganuma Kanji ; assistant director, Inoue Akira ; technical consultant, Nakamura Gakuro, Nakamura Takie ; animation, Sagisu Tomio ; special effects, Yokota Tatsuyuki, Aisaka Sōichi.
Physical description9 reels of 9 (154 min.) : Daieiscope, sd., Technicolor ; 35 mm. print.

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Date text: 
1961
Author: 
Nagata, MasaichiSuzuki, AkinariMisumi, KenjiYahiro, FujiImai, HiroshiItō, KisakuNaito, AkiraIfukube, AkiraŌsumi, MasaoOkamoto, KenʼichiSuganuma, KanjiInoue, AkiraNakamura, GakuroNakamura, TakieSagisu, TomioYokota, TatsuyukiAisaka, SōichiHongō, Kōjirō
Publisher: 
Daiei (Kyōto)
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Millenium MARC Record: 
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