Born into royalty, Siddhartha is a special person who is destined to become either King of all kings or an Enlightened One, and as a result, His father shows him the pleasures of wealth and fame. However, after being exposed to the truths of life, Siddhartha decides to spend his life trying to find a way to end human suffering. Thus his journey begins...

The second film in the planned trilogy based on the late Osamu Tezuka's Buddha manga

Osamu Tezuka’s vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his epic volumes on Siddhartha’s life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha’s ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka’s Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one’s life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers’ attention.
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 
Note: Won the Bungei Shunju Manga Award in 1975 and the Best U.S. Edition of International Material for the Eisner Award in 2004 and 2005.

Siddhartha Gautama