The Burning Buddha Man (2013)
Original title: 燃える仏像人間
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.
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Chisako Hara
Mitsuko Hoshi
Yuka Iguchi
Ryûki Kitaoka
Kazuyoshi SakaiSaori Takahashi
Minori TeradaNao HanaiKeywords
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What is The Burning Buddha Man about?
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.
How long is The Burning Buddha Man?
The Burning Buddha Man has a runtime of 80 minutes.
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