Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952, Japanese. Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of the Buddha. This work is based on a play by Hideo Osada, which was performed by the Shin Kyodo Theater Company in 1940.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 13 November 1952
- Original title
- 大佛開眼
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Teinosuke Kinugasa, Ryuichiro Yagi
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Dedication of the Great Buddha runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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Who directed Dedication of the Great Buddha?
Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952) was directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa and stars Machiko Kyō, Shinobu Araki, Kōtarō Bandō.