Apr 30, 2013
I stumbled upon Buddha Saitan (Rebirth of Buddha in English) on YouTube. If you are interested in watching this as well, I suggest looking it up on YouTube because I did a quick Google search and could not find a reputable streaming site hosting it. Beware though: The version uploaded to YouTube is dubbed, however still has subtitles. So if you can't handle the unfortunate (but not unbearable) dubbed voices you are just going to have to turn off its sound.
The story follows 17 year old school girl Sayako who dreams of becoming a journalist. One day at a train station she sees a ghost
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of her idol journalist, Kanemoto, who committed suicide in the same train station the day before. The apparition of Kanemoto, distressed, pulls Sayako into a courtroom hearing where it is decided if he will go to heaven or hell because he committed a sin by killing himself. This triggers Sayako's exploration into Buddhism and finding the true reincarnation of Buddha on earth.
Overall, this movie isn't bad but it isn't very good either. I rated it a four because of the lack of character development, average animation (with a strange scene of IMVU looking angels that looks nothing like the rest of the art in the movie), but has an understandable plot. The movie does have some shinning scenes: when the reincarnated Buddha talks about achieving success along with other enlightened teachings Buddhists adhere to.
I think if you’re looking for a quick movie to watch that is different than the majority of animes out there you should check this out.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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