The Great Buddha Arrival
The Great Buddha Arrival

The Great Buddha Arrival

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2018
1h 0m
6.0(4 votes)
Fantasy
Science Fiction

Overview

An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Country, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. From Japan, a modern kaiju story based on what may be the first kaiju film.

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Cast & Crew

23 members
Acting

宝田明

Narrator

宝田明
Acting

Yuki Morita

Announcer Itano

Yuki Morita
Acting

Toshi Toda

Maxwell (Toshi) James

Toshi Toda
Acting

Philip Granger

US President

Philip Granger
Acting

小林夕岐子

Yuko Murata

小林夕岐子
Acting

久保明

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

久保明
Acting

佐野史郎

Unknown Role

佐野史郎
Acting

Peggy Neal

Dr. Mary Lisa Gleason

Peggy Neal
Acting

螢雪次朗

Detective Osaki

螢雪次朗
Acting

Norman England

American caster

Norman England
Acting

Robert Scott Field

Mysterious person - Cameo

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Shelley Sweeney

Canadian Interviewer

Shelley Sweeney
Acting

古谷敏

Unknown Role

古谷敏
Acting

内田喜郎

Mayor Sakurai

内田喜郎
Acting

大迫一平

Tanaka Producer

大迫一平
Acting

Inge Murata

Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel

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Masanori Kikuzawa

Emasasa

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Writing

Kazuma Yoneyama

Unknown Role

Kazuma Yoneyama
Acting

安田隆

Maha Caster

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Acting

Ryotaro Fujiyama

Unknown Role

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Acting

Ryotaro Fujiyama

Witness in crowd

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Acting

Ai Aoki

Female suicide

Ai Aoki
Art

岩田百代

Momorun

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