Buddha: The Great Departure

1h 51m

Adventure Animation Drama History

7.5

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.

Crew

Kouzou Morishita

Director

Osamu Tezuka

Author

Reiko Yoshida

Screenplay

Shinichi Fukumitsu

Editor

Kenji Takahashi

Director of Photography

Gou Koga

Storyboard Artist

Hiroyuki Sakurada

Producer

Misao Abe

Key Animation

Yuki Hayashi

Key Animation

Shuntaro Mura

Key Animation

Toshiharu Sugie

Key Animation

Jin Yoshida

Key Animation

Kazunori Aoki

Key Animation

Takeshi Nishino

Key Animation

Yoshihiro Takeda

Key Animation

Tomomi Kamiya

Key Animation

Tadayoshi Yamamuro

Key Animation

Masahiro Shimanuki

Key Animation

Nanae Yonemoto

Key Animation

Nobuaki Tanaka

Key Animation

Michinosuke Nakamura

Key Animation

Ryo Onishi

Key Animation

Yoshitaka Yashima

Key Animation

Takahiro Sōda

Key Animation

Manabu Ohashi

Key Animation

Nobuhiro Masuda

Key Animation

Junichi Hashimoto

Key Animation

Hideaki Maniwa

Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

Yukio Nagasaki

Sound Director

Yasuyuki Konno

Sound Effects

Michiru Oshima

Original Music Composer

Genichi Tsushima

Music Producer

Yumiko Takebe

Development Manager

Takeo Hisamatsu

Development Manager

Junichi Katsuki

Development Manager

Nagao Niita

Development Manager

Tsutomu Tsukada

Color Designer

Shinzo Yuki

Art Direction