The Rebirth of Buddha

The Rebirth of Buddha

115 mins | Animation, Romance, Fantasy | Oct. 17, 2009

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 formidable than she ever imagined. [from AnimeNewsNetwork]

The Rebirth of Buddha

115 mins | Animation, Romance, Fantasy | Oct. 17, 2009

The Rebirth of Buddha
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 formidable than she ever imagined. [from AnimeNewsNetwork]
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Group TAC, Toei Animation, IRH Press
Original title ไป้™€ๅ†่ช•
Directors Takaaki Ishiyama
Writers Hiroshi Okawa

Cast

Ami Koshimizu

as Sayako Amanokawa (voice)

Banjo Ginga

as Tousaku Arai (voice)

Hirohiko Kakegawa

as Ippei Amanokawa (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

as Yuuki Unabara (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi

as Kimura Mari (voice)

Miki Ito

as Sayako's mother (voice)

Ryoko Shiraishi

as Shunta Amanokawa (voice)

Ryotaro Okiayu

as Harry Badson (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

as Tomoko (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

as Takeshi Komayama (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

as Kakunen (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

as Yamada (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

as Sorano Taiyou (voice)

Ako Mayama

as Shaman (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

as Tokuzou Kanemoto (voice)

Hisayo Yanai

as Kaori (voice)

Makiko Ohmoto

as Rina (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

as Judge of the Spirit World (voice)

Yasunori Masutani

as Judge of the Spirit World (voice) / TV show host (voice)