The Rebirth of Buddha
Buddha Saitan / Happy Science Movie 5Summary
17-year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much more formidable than she ever imagined.
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Details
- Format
- Movie
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Length
- 115 min
- Season
- Fall 2009
- Start date
- October 17, 2009
- End date
- October 17, 2009
- Status
- Finished
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- Buddha Saitan
- English title
- The Rebirth of Buddha
- Native title
- 仏陀再誕
- Other titles
- Happy Science Movie 5
Characters 16
Main characters
- Sayako Amanokawa天河小夜子Main
- Taiyou Sorano空野太陽Main
- Yuuki Unabara海原勇気Main
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- Tomoko友子Supporting
- Mari Kimura木村真理Supporting
- Tokuzou Kanemoto金本得三Supporting
- Sayako no Okaa-san小夜子のお母さんSupporting
- Harry Badsonハリー・バドソンSupporting
- Takeshi Komayama駒山たけしSupporting
- Tousaku Arai荒井東作Supporting
- Shunta Amanokawa天河瞬太Supporting
- Rina里菜Supporting
- Mami麻美Supporting
- Nazo no Shaman謎のシャーマンSupporting
- Ippei Amanokawa天河一平Supporting
- KaoriかおりSupporting
Staff and studios
Key staff
- Takaaki IshiyamaDirector
- Ryuuhou OokawaOriginal creator
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- Masami SudaAnimation Director