Hotoke - 2001

Hotoke 2001 Directed by Jinsei Tsuji ほとけ

Rai pedals his bike and trailer about town, collecting old iron and sowing flower seeds. Because his face never seems to show emotion, everybody calls him Hotoke - meaning Buddha. His elder brother Shiba, however, is tough as nails and works the black market. Rai is building a gigantic statue of Buddha from the scrap metal he has gathered over the years. He prays the Buddha he is creating will come to life and rid the world of its cruelty.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Drama , Romance

Production Companies Fuji Television Network , KSS

Release Date 25 August 2001

113 mins