Buddha: The Great Departure Episode 1

Other Name: Tezuka Osamu no Buddha: Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku, Buddha: The Great Departure, Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha Movie 1: The Red Desert! It’s Beautiful, 手塚治虫のブッダ－赤い砂漠よ！美しく－

Summary: 2005 years ago in India, a boy named Siddhartha Gautama of the kingdom Shakya is born. When Siddhartha was born there was a prophecy that the boy would become a king of all the kingdoms. At that time various kingdoms were continuously raging wars with each other. When the boy attained puberty, he associated with people from the lower class like Migaila a girl who was known as a thief. Siddhartha began to have doubts about the strict class system…Continue reading