Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

2014 2h 0m JA

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Synopsis

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2500 years ago, in India, Siddhartha was born as a prince of the Shakya clan, but he gives up his position as a prince to see the world. He meets a strange boy named Assaji, who can predict the future, a monk with only one eye and Depa. Siddhartha continues traveling. Siddhartha is overwhelmed by the sufferings he witnesses around him. Meanwhile, Prince Ruri of Kosara begins his attack on the Shakya clan. Second Buddha movie from Tezuka Productions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Lady Maya (voice)
Kenichi Matsuyama
Tatta (voice)
Yoko Maki
Prince Ruri (voice)
観世清和
King Suddhodana (voice)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Siddhartha Gotama / Buddha (voice)
Shin'ya Ohwada
King Bimbisara (voice)
Tetsuo
Brahman (voice)
Hiromasa Taguchi
King Pasenadi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiaki Komura
Writers: Reiko Yoshida, Masahiro Hosoda, Toshiaki Komura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Osamu Tezuka's Buddha" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Sayuri Yoshinaga and Kenichi Matsuyama and Yoko Maki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2936864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toshiaki Komura directs. Michiru Oshima scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Part of the "Osamu Tezuka's Buddha" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Sayuri Yoshinaga and Kenichi Matsuyama and Yoko Maki carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2936864 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Michiru Oshima
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (2014)

Part of

Osamu Tezuka's Buddha

In ancient India, the lives of the re plagued by drought, famine, constant warfare and the injustices of the strict caste system. The intertwining lives of many unhappy souls are drawn together by the birth of the young prince Siddhartha, who embarks on a spiritual journey, becomes Buddha, "the Enlightened One," and attempts to bring about a spiritual rebirth of the people in this desperate age.