Dedication of the Great Buddha

The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of the Buddha. This work is based on a play by Hideo Osada, which was performed by the Shin Kyodo Theater Company in 1940.

• Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
• Cast: Machiko Kyō, Shinobu Araki, Kōtarō Bandō, Kazuo Hasegawa, Sumiko Hidaka, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Ryōsuke Kagawa, Toshiaki Konoe