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Buddha: The Great Departure

7.5 111 mins Adventure   Animation   Drama   History   2011
Toei Animation   Tezuka Productions  
Director(s): Kōzō Morishita

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.

Casts of Buddha: The Great Departure

Sayuri Yoshinaga

as Narration / Chapra's Mother (voice)

Masato Sakai

as Chapra (voice)

観世清和

as King Suddhodana (voice)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

as Siddhartha Gotama / Buddha (voice)

Ai Orikasa

as Childhood Siddhartha (voice)

Junko Takeuchi

as Childhood Chapra (voice)

Tessyo Genda

as General Budai (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

as Bandaka (voice)

Ikue Otani

as Tatta (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

as Naradatta (voice)

Nana Mizuki

as Migaila (voice)

Tomoka Kurotani

as Princess Marikka (voice)

観世三郎太

as Joteka (voice)

Yurika Hino

as Lady Maya (voice)

Romi Park

as Tatta's Sister (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

as Lady Pajapati (voice)

Mamiko Noto

as Princess Yasodharā (voice)

Yuta Owada

as Messenger (voice)

Taro Suruga

as Executioner 1 (voice)

Kenzo Ryu

as Executioner 2 (voice)

Satomi Korogi

as Baby Siddhartha (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

as Asita (voice)

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