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.
Title | The Burning Buddha Man |
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Year | 2013 |
Genre | Horror, Animation, Thriller, Fantasy |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Yoshimoto Creative Agency |
Cast | Chisako Hara, Mitsuko Hoshi, Yuka Iguchi, Ryûki Kitaoka, Kazuyoshi Sakai, Saori Takahashi |
Crew | Ujicha (Director) |
Keyword | buddhism, transformation, buddha, thief, murder, puppetry, demon, folklore, buddhist temple, japanese folklore, gekimation |
Release | Feb 23, 2013 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 3.20 / 10 by 4 users |