Children of the Great Buddha

The final film in the Beehive trilogy. Set in post-war Nara, it follows a group of orphans living in a temple who support themselves by acting as guides for tourists visiting the Great Buddha.

• Director: Hiroshi Shimizu
• Cast: Ayako Akabori, Yoshimasa Chiba, Keiko Fukushima, Kiyoshi Kawanishi, Yukiko Himori, Yotaka Iwamoto, Yoshio Kinuta, Shinichiro Kubota