Shaka

Plot

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Cast

• Kojiro Hongo - Siddhartha
• Charito Solis - Yashodhara
• Shintaro Katsu - Devadatta
• Machiko Kyo - Yashas Nandabala
• Raizo Ichikawa - Kunala

Fujiko Yamamoto - Usha; Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Ajatashatru; Tamao Nakamura - Auttami; Junko Kano - Matangi; Hiromi Ichida - Naecha; Keizo Kawasaki - Upali; Gen Mitamura - Shariputra; Yoshiro Kitahara - Kaundinva; Jun Negami - Mahakashyapa; Ganjiro Nakamura - Ashoka; Ryuzo Shimada - Bhutika; Haruko Sugimura - Vaidehi; Isuzu Yamada - Dalidevi

Credit

Kiitsu Sakakibara - Choreography, Yoshio Ueno - Costume Designer, Kenji Misumi - Director, Kanji Suganuma - Editor, Akira Ifukube - Composer (Music Score), Kisaku Ito - Production Designer, Hiroshi Imai - Cinematographer, Masaichi Nagata - Producer, Sohi-Ichi Aisaka - Special Effects, Tatsuyuki Yokota - Special Effects, Fuji Yahiro - Screenwriter

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