The Burning Buddha Man
2013, Japanese. Directed by Ujicha.
There is a series of Buddha statue thefts in Kyoto. Beniko, a high school girl, gets the Buddha statue at her family's temple stolen and has her parents killed at the same time. She needs to know what caused the death of a parents and dreams of revenge. She goes on a fantastical journey to ultimately face the demon. The entire film is produced by hand drawing all the gods 'manifesto animation' or 'gekimation' based on the amazing hand drawings.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 23 February 2013
- Original title
- 燃える仏像人間
- Country
- Japan
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The Burning Buddha Man runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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The Burning Buddha Man isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Burning Buddha Man?
If you liked The Burning Buddha Man, try Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms, Demon City Shinjuku, Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse.
Who directed The Burning Buddha Man?
The Burning Buddha Man (2013) was directed by Ujicha and stars Chisako Hara, Mitsuko Hoshi, Yuka Iguchi.