buddhism,transformation,buddha,thief,murder,puppetry,demon,folklore,buddhist temple,japanese folklore,gekimation

The Burning Buddha Man (2013)

Poster for The Burning Buddha Man

There is a series of Buddha statue thefts in Kyoto. Beniko, a high school girl, gets the Buddha statue at her family's temple stolen and has her parents killed at the same time. She needs to know what caused the death of a parents and dreams of revenge. She goes on a fantastical journey to ultimately face the demon. The entire film is produced by hand drawing all the gods 'manifesto animation' or 'gekimation' based on the amazing hand drawings.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ujicha
  • Profile picture of Chisako Hara
    Chisako Hara
  • Profile picture of Mitsuko Hoshi
    Mitsuko Hoshi
  • Profile picture of Yuka Iguchi
    Yuka Iguchi
  • Profile picture of Minori Terada
    Minori Terada

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Keywords

  • buddhism
  • transformation
  • buddha
  • thief
  • murder
  • puppetry
  • demon
  • folklore
  • buddhist temple
  • japanese folklore
  • gekimation