Details
Title: 大仏開眼
Title (romaji): Daibutsu Kaigen
Also known as: Consecration of the Great Buddha
Episodes: 2
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 2010-Apr-03 to 20101-Apr-10
Air time: Saturday 19:30 - 20:59
Synopsis
To commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the establishment of the Nara Heijo-kyo, the ancient capital of Japan, NHK's two-part drama special "Consecration of the Great Buddha" depicts the human relationships behind the completion of the Great Buddha (known in Japan as simply Daibutsu)). The statue was constructed by the Emperor Shomu in Heijo-kyo in the 8th Century. Most notable to the completion of the Great Buddha was Kibi no Makibi (Yoshioka Hidetaka ), a Japanese scholar, who led the project to construct the Great Buddha.
Cast
Yoshioka Hidetaka as Kibi no Makibi
Ishihara Satomi as Naishinno Abeno (Koken)
Takahashi Katsunori as Nakamaro Fujiwarano
Enami Kyoko as Empress Dowager Komyo
Oida Yoshi (笈田 ヨシ) as Gyoki
Kunimura Jun as Emperor Shomu
Ichikawa Kamejiro
Uchiyama Rina
Kusakari Masao
Asano Atsuko
Yamanaka So
Kariya Shunsuke
Namioka Kazuki
Miyashita Junko
Nakayama Masei
Minami Keisuke
Inoue Charu
