Movie Description
大仏さまと子供たち
(1952)Overview
The final film in the Beehive trilogy, Children of the Great Buddha chronicles war orphans working as tour guides among the looming statues and temples of Japan’s ancient capital of Nara. Shimizu’s uncharacteristic hands-on approach to the film’s cinematography frames the sacred objects as “very real agents” in the children’s threadbare lives, resulting in a deeply moving and spiritual work that fittingly concludes his orphan saga.
Cast
Widow
Yoshi-bô
Soldier's wife
Seiji
Setsuko, Bus guide
Hôta
Genji
Ichiun
Hiroyuki
Ryôhei, carver
Tan-kô
Demobilized soldier
Second-generation immigrant
Posters
Facts
Original Title大仏さまと子供たち
Status Released
Release Information
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1952-10-23
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 25m
Production CompaniesHachi no Su Eiga-bu
Genres
- Drama
