Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflicts humankind. Meanwhile, in Kosala, Chapra rises through the military, despite his lowly origins, to become a hero and general of the army. A final showdown between the two kingdoms forces Siddhartha to re-evaluate the path he is following.
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, History
Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai, 観世清和, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Ai Orikasa, Junko Takeuchi
Crew: Kōzō Morishita (Director), Kazunori Aoki (Key Animation), Yoshihiro Takeda (Key Animation), Nobuhiro Masuda (Key Animation), Nobuaki Tanaka (Key Animation), Junichi Hashimoto (Key Animation)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Animation, Tezuka Productions
Runtime: 111 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 28, 2011
IMDb: 3.6
