The Great Buddha Arrival

After the release of the 2014 Godzilla remake, director Hiroto Yokokawa was introduced by a friend to the existence of The Great Buddha Arrival{{Cite web |date=2018-09-09 |title=平成最後の年末にリメイクされる幻の特撮映画『大仏廻国』とは一体何か？ 横川寛人監督に聞く |url=https://www.excite.co.jp/News/bit/E1535460835226.html |accessdate=July 12, 2021 |publisher=Excite Bit コネタ}} a film made in 1934 that is now considered one of the earliest kaiju films.{{Cite web |title=Filmfax Plus Magazine #163 |url=https://atomicbooks.com/products/filmfax-plus-magazine-163 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=Atomic Books}} In 2016, he contacted Kazuyoshi Fohara, the grandson of Yoshiro Edamasa, and the project of creating a remake began.

Actors who have appeared in Tokusatsu films (such as Godzilla, Gamera) that influenced Yokokawa, such as Akira Takarada and Yukijiro Hotaru, were asked to appear in the film. Although 80% of the offers were declined, some tokusatsu actors decided to appear because "Mr. Takarada will appear".

Part of the production cost was raised by crowdfunding. In particular, a description of the project that was translated into English by producer Avery Guerra and published on Yahoo! News, created interest in the project. In addition a few overseas actors such as Philip Granger decided to appear, which further led to international knowledge of the project.

As of 2023, the film is available to stream on Amazon Prime.{{Cite web |title=Amazon.com: The Great Buddha Arrival : Hiroto Yokokawa: Prime Video |url=https://www.amazon.com/Great-Buddha-Arrival-Hiroto-Yokokawa/dp/B09KG3TPFQ/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.amazon.com}}

{{Cast listing|

• Masanori Kikuzawa as Yoshiro Edamasa
• Kazuma Yoneyama as Murata{{Cite web|title=米山冬馬|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/yoneyama|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Shelley Sweeney as Canadian interviewer{{Cite web|title=シェリー・スゥエニー|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/sweeney|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Philip Granger as President of the United States
• Peggy Neal as Dr. Mary Lisa Gleason{{Cite web|title=ペギー・ニール|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/neal|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Norman England as American newscaster{{Cite web|title=ノーマン・イングランド|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/england|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Akira Kubo as Prime Minister Maki
• Iwata Momoka as Momorun{{Cite web|title=岩田桃夏|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/momorun|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Akira Takarada as Storyteller{{Cite web|title=CAST/STAFF|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/cast-staff|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Yukiko Kobayashi as Yuko Murata{{Cite web|title=小林夕岐子|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/kobayashi|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Yukijiro Hotaru as Detective Osaki{{Cite web|title=螢雪次朗|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/hotaru|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Shiro Sano as Newscaster Miyakura (Final Edition){{Cite web|title=佐野史郎|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/sano|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Bin Furuya as Kazuyoshi Edamasa (Final Edition){{Cite web|title=古谷敏|url=https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/furuya|access-date=2021-07-09|website=映画『大仏廻国』公式サイト|language=ja}}
• Yuma as Kitayama
• Ai Aoki as Female suicide
• Takashi Yasuda as Reporter Kayama
• Iku Hasegawa as Emasasa's sweetheart
• Yoshiro Uchida as Mayor Sakurai
• Ippei Osako as Producer Tanaka
• Yuki Morita as Announcer Sakano
• Inge Murata as Chancellor of Germany
• Toshi Toda as Maxwell (Toshi) James
• Yoshihiko Otsuki as Physicist
• Junichiro Nirasawa as Paranormal researcher
• Robert Scott Field as Mysterious person
• Takahiro Yamakawa
• Ryotaro Fujiyama
• Francisco de Borja De la Bella

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• Nezura 1964

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.daibutsukaikoku.com/ Official website]
• {{IMDb title|id=8362502}}

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Category:Kaiju films

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