Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflicts humankind. Meanwhile, in Kosala, Chapra rises through the military, despite his lowly origins, to become a hero and general of the army. A final showdown between the two kingdoms forces Siddhartha to re-evaluate the path he is following.
Unfortunately the movie Buddha: The Great Departure is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Kōzō Morishita | Director |
| Visual Effects | Misao Abe | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tadayoshi Yamamuro | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yuki Hayashi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Toshiharu Sugie | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nobuhiro Masuda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masahiro Shimanuki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Junichi Hashimoto | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kazunori Aoki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jin Yoshida | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shuntaro Mura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takahiro Sōda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Takeshi Nishino | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nobuaki Tanaka | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Nanae Yonemoto | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Michinosuke Nakamura | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Manabu Ohashi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ryo Onishi | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yoshitaka Yashima | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yoshihiro Takeda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tomomi Kamiya | Key Animation |
| Writing | Reiko Yoshida | Writer |
| Writing | Osamu Tezuka | Novel |
