Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)
Original title: 大佛開眼
Dedication of the Great Buddha is a 1952 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, with a running time of 2h 9m. It stars Machiko Kyō, Shinobu Araki and Kōtarō Bandō.
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.