Drama · Japan · 1952 · 1h 42m

Children of the Great Buddha

大仏さまと子供たち

Children of the Great Buddha poster
Director
Hiroshi Shimizu
Cast
Ayako Akabori as Widow Yoshimasa Chiba as Yoshi-bô Keiko Fukushima as Soldier's wife Kiyoshi Kawanishi as Seiji Yukiko Himori as Setsuko, Bus guide Yotaka Iwamoto as Hôta
Crew
Saburo Furuyama — Director of Photography Hiroshi Shimizu — Writer Shinichi Sekizawa — Production Design
Synopsis

The final film in the Beehive trilogy. Set in post-war Nara, it follows a group of orphans living in a temple who support themselves by acting as guides for tourists visiting the Great Buddha.

Key Collaborators
Hiroshi Shimizu Director Saburo Furuyama Director of Photography Hiroshi Shimizu Writer Shinichi Sekizawa Production Design
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