Rai pedals his bike and trailer about town, collecting old iron and sowing flower seeds. Because his face never seems to show emotion, everybody calls him Hotoke - meaning Buddha. His elder brother Shiba, however, is tough as nails and works the black market. Rai is building a gigantic statue of Buddha from the scrap metal he has gathered over the years. He prays the Buddha he is creating will come to life and rid the world of its cruelty.
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Shinji Takeda
Rai
Known for
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Ryuichi Ohura
Shiba
Known for
Ping Pong
Jinsei Tsuji
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Taizô Fukumaki
Fujiko
Moe
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Kanji Tsuda
Shinzo
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Toshie Negishi
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Known for
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Noriko Sengoku
Shinako
Known for
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Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuzo
Known for
Ran
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Ryôsuke Koshiba
Known for
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Jinsei Tsuji Director · Shuichi Kakesu Editor Yohei Taneda Production designer
First release August 25, 2001 · Produced in Japan · Production Fuji Television Network, Sony Music Entertainment
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KSS
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Fuji Television Network
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Sony Music Entertainment
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Sony PCL
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Japan
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Original title
ほとけ
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 25, 2001
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