The Great Buddha Arrival
2018, Japanese. Directed by Hiroto Yokokawa.
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An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Country, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. From Japan, a modern kaiju story based on what may be the first kaiju film.
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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The Great Buddha Arrival is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Midnight Pulp, and Bloodstream in India.
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Availability in India as of 11 November 2026. Streaming data by JustWatch.
Cast & crew
- Hiroto YokokawaDirector
- Akira TakaradaNarrator
- Yuki MoritaAnnouncer Itano
- Toshi TodaMaxwell (Toshi) James
- Philip GrangerUS President
- Yukiko KobayashiYuko Murata
- Akira KuboPrime Minister Shinzo Abe
- Shiro SanoCast
- Peggy NealDr. Mary Lisa Gleason
- Yukijiro HotaruDetective Osaki
- Norman EnglandAmerican caster
- Robert Scott FieldMysterious person - Cameo
- Shelley SweeneyCanadian Interviewer
Details
- Released
- 15 December 2018
- Original title
- 大仏廻国
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Robert Hood, Kazuma Yoneyama, Yuki Yonezawa
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How long is The Great Buddha Arrival?
The Great Buddha Arrival runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Which OTT platform is The Great Buddha Arrival on?
The Great Buddha Arrival is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Midnight Pulp, and Bloodstream in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Great Buddha Arrival?
If you liked The Great Buddha Arrival, try Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, The Primevals, Gamera 2: Advent of Legion.
Who directed The Great Buddha Arrival?
The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) was directed by Hiroto Yokokawa and stars Akira Takarada, Yuki Morita, Toshi Toda.