2011 Official Selection, film index

Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai sabakuyo utsukushiku

Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai sabakuyo utsukushiku
Osamu Tezuka's Buddha - The Great Departure

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  2. Fact Sheet

The spectacular drama of life told through the eyes of Siddhartha, who will later become Buddha, and the people he encounters.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai sabakuyo utsukushiku

    Directed by: Kozo MORISHITA

    Country: Japan

    Year of production: 2011

    Running time: 01 h 50 min 57 s

  • Technique

    Category: Feature film out of competition

    Techniques used: 2D computer

    Process: Colour

    Target public: Adults

  • Credits

    Directed by: Kozo MORISHITA

    Production: TOEI COMPANY LTD., Riuko TOMINAGA

    Distribution: TOEI COMPANY LTD., Ikko KAWAMURA

    Based on: "Buddha", Osamu Tezuka

    Artistic direction: Kozo Morishita

    Script: Reiko Yoshida

    Graphics: Hideaki Maniwa

    Storyboard: Tetsuji Nakamura, Yoshitaka Yashima, Tadayoshi Yamamuro, Megumu Ishiguro, Kozo Morishita

    Sets: Shinzo Yuki

    Animation: Tadayoshi Yamamuro, Yuji Hakamada, Hisashi Kagawa, Masahiro Shimanuki, Nam-yeol Baek

    Camera: Kenji Takahashi

    Compositing: Takashi Yanagida, Kazumi Yokoo

    Music: Michiru Oshima

    Sound: Yukio Nagasaki

    Editing: Sinichi Fukumitsu

    Voice: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai, Kiyokazu Kanze, Hidetaka Yoshioka