
Children of the Great Buddha 1952
Overview
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.
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu
Cast
Ayako Akabori
Widow
Yoshimasa Chiba
Yoshi-bΓ΄
Keiko Fukushima
Soldier's wife
Kiyoshi Kawanishi
Seiji
Yukiko Himori
Setsuko, Bus guide
Yotaka Iwamoto
HΓ΄ta
Yoshio Kinuta
Genji
Shinichiro Kubota
Ichiun
Hiroyuki Mihara
Hiroyuki
Yoshiharu Miyauchi
RyΓ΄hei, carver