Shisha no sho

Name: Shisha no sho
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2006-02-11
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Rie Miyazawa, Noboru Mitani, Noriko Shindô, Tetsunojo Kanze, Tôru Emori

IMDb ID: tt0443232 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.7 (271 votes)

Genres: Animation · Drama · Fantasy

The story takes place as Buddhism is being introduced to Japan from China. Iratsume, a woman of noble descent, one night sees a luminous vision that she believes to be the Buddha, compelling her to leave home and journey to a sacr...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: A Book of a Dead Person (English, informal literal title)
Hungary: A holtak könyve
France: Le livre du mort
Brazil: O Livro dos Mortos
World-wide: The Book of the Dead (English)
Japan: 死者の書 (Japanese)
China: 死者之书 (Mandarin)
A Book of a Dead PersonContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-02-11Runtime70 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews8Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordstemple
buddhism
china
sutra
assassinationFilming LocationsTokyo, JapanProduction CompaniesSakura Eiga-shaOfficial SitesOfficial site (Japan) - http://www.sakuraeiga.com/kihachiro/index2.htm
Official site. (United States) - http://100meterfilms.com/bookdead_main.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443232/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0443232.jpgUpdated At2026-07-16T07:07:47

Directors

Kihachirō Kawamoto

Writers

Shinobu Origuchi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Rie Miyazawa | Character: Iratsume of Fujiwara
Actor: Noboru Mitani | Character: Elders of the Soul Beggar
Actor: Noriko Shindô | Character: Musa Uba
Actor: Tetsunojo Kanze | Character: Prince Ôtsu
Actor: Tôru Emori | Character: Emi no Oshikatsu
Actor: Takaaki Enoki | Character: Ôtomo no Yakamochi
Actor: Kyôko Kishida | Character: Narrator
Actor: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi | Character: Story Teller

[Directors Group]
Name: Kihachirō Kawamoto | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shinobu Origuchi | Role: Writer

[Visual Effects]
Name: Kimie Aihara | Role: Visual Effects

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443232/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Czech Republic: July 2005 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Japan: July 8, 2005 (PIA Film Festival)
South Korea: October 8, 2005 (Pusan International Film Festival)
France: October 29, 2005 (Nouvelles Images du Japon)
Japan: February 11, 2006
Hungary: April 6, 2006 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Hong Kong: April 8, 2006 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
China: April 28, 2006 (China International Cartoon And Digital Art Film Festival)
Croatia: June 2006 (Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films)
United States: June 28, 2006 (Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)
Brazil: July 18, 2006 (Animamundi Film Festival)
Canada: September 21, 2006 (Ottawa International Animation Festival)
United Kingdom: September 28, 2006 (Raindance Film Festival)
Spain: October 15, 2006 (Sitges-Catalonia International Film Festival)
United States: October 21, 2006 (Austin Film Festival)
Philippines: November 13, 2006 (Cinemanila International Film Festival)
Canada: November 16, 2006 (Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema)
United States: April 14, 2007 (Philly Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 16, 2008 (limited)
United Kingdom: May 9, 2009 (International Buddhist Film Festival)
Switzerland: August 2009 (Locarno Film Festival)
Hong Kong: March 17, 2012 (International Buddhist Film Festival)
Thailand: June 9, 2012 (International Buddhist Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

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