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Buddha: The Great Departure (2011) [N/A]

Release Date:
May 28, 2011

Original Title:
手塚治虫のブッダ -赤い砂漠よ!美しく-

Alternate Titles:
Buda: El Gran Viaje
Osamu Tezuka's Buddha: The Great Departure
Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku
手塚治虫的佛陀：美丽的红色沙漠

Genres:
Adventure | Animation | Drama | History

Production Companies:
Tezuka Productions
Toei Animation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
KR: 15 

Runtime: 111

Overview from TheMovieDB

Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflicts humankind. Meanwhile, in Kosala, Chapra rises through the military, despite his lowly origins, to become a hero and general of the army. A final showdown between the two kingdoms forces Siddhartha to re-evaluate the path he is following.

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Art Direction:
Shinzo Yuki

Author:
Osamu Tezuka

Character Designer:
Hideaki Maniwa

Director:
Kōzō Morishita

Key Animation:
Misao Abe
Yuki Hayashi
Shuntaro Mura
Toshiharu Sugie
Jin Yoshida
Kazunori Aoki
Takeshi Nishino
Yoshihiro Takeda
Tomomi Kamiya
Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Masahiro Shimanuki
Nanae Yonemoto
Nobuaki Tanaka
Michinosuke Nakamura
Ryo Onishi
Yoshitaka Yashima
Takahiro Sōda
Manabu Ohashi
Nobuhiro Masuda
Junichi Hashimoto

Music Producer:
Genichi Tsushima

Original Music Composer:
Michiru Oshima

Storyboard Artist:
Gou Koga

Supervising Animation Director:
Hideaki Maniwa

Writer:
Reiko Yoshida

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