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The Rebirth of Buddha (2009)

17 year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much formidable than she ever imagined. [from AnimeNewsNetwork]

Release: 2009-10-17
Runtime: 115 min
Rating: 3.667 / 10
Cast
Ami Koshimizu
Ami Koshimizu
Sayako Amanokawa (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Banjo Ginga
Tousaku Arai (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Ippei Amanokawa (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Yuuki Unabara (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Kotono Mitsuishi
Kimura Mari (voice)
Miki Ito
Miki Ito
Sayako's mother (voice)
Ryoko Shiraishi
Ryoko Shiraishi
Shunta Amanokawa (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu
Ryotaro Okiayu
Harry Badson (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Satsuki Yukino
Tomoko (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba
Takeshi Komayama (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kakunen (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Sumi Shimamoto
Yamada (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Takehito Koyasu
Sorano Taiyou (voice)
Ako Mayama
Ako Mayama
Shaman (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto
Hiroki Yasumoto
Tokuzou Kanemoto (voice)
Hisayo Yanai
Hisayo Yanai
Kaori (voice)
Makiko Ohmoto
Makiko Ohmoto
Rina (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura
Tomomichi Nishimura
Judge of the Spirit World (voice)