- published: 07 Apr 2016
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Budai or Pu-Tai (Chinese and Japanese: 布袋; pinyin: Bùdài; rōmaji: Hotei; Vietnamese: Bố Đại) is a Chinese folkloric deity. His name means "Cloth Sack," and comes from the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying. He is usually identified with or seen as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, so much so that the Budai image is one of the main forms in which Maitreya is depicted in China. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the Laughing Buddha (Chinese: 笑佛; pinyin: Xiào Fó). In the West, the image of Budai is often mistaken for Gautama Buddha, and is hence called the Fat Buddha (Chinese: 胖佛; pinyin: Pàng Fó).
Budai is traditionally depicted as a fat, bald man wearing a robe and wearing or otherwise carrying prayer beads. He carries his few possessions in a cloth sack, being poor but content. He is often depicted entertaining or being followed by adoring children. His figure appears throughout Chinese culture as a representation of contentment.
Tomoyasu Hotei (布袋 寅泰, Hotei Tomoyasu, born on February 1, 1962 in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese musician, guitarist, composer, singer-songwriter, producer. With a career spanning more than 30 years, Hotei has sold millions of albums and has collaborated with acclaimed artists around the world. Hotei first rose to prominence in the 1980s as the guitarist for Boøwy, one of Japan's most popular rock bands, before starting a solo career. In 2003, he was ranked number 70 on HMV Japan's list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. He ranked second in a 2011 poll on who the Japanese people thought was the best guitarist to represent Japan. An iconic artist in his native Japan, he moved to London in 2012 and continues to perform and release new music globally. Internationally Hotei is best known for his song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity," which has been featured in numerous films, commercials, video games, and events, most notably Quentin Tarantino's feature film Kill Bill.
Actors: Lydia Marie Hicks (director), Lydia Marie Hicks (actress), Lydia Marie Hicks (costume designer), Lydia Marie Hicks (editor), Lydia Marie Hicks (producer), Lydia Marie Hicks (writer), Nico Agosto (actor), David Fleming (actor), David Fleming (costume designer), David Fleming (costume designer), Carlos Menchaca (actor), David Fleming (actor), Rosalyn Martin (miscellaneous crew), Fernando Reyes (actor), Andre Rodriguez (actor),
Genres: Short,Actors: Kôji Endô (composer), Mitsuru Fukikoshi (actor), Hiroko Isayama (actress), Toshie Negishi (actress), Sumie Sasaki (actress), Mei Kurokawa (actress), Yukihiko Yamaguchi (producer), Yûta Sone (actor), Kôsuke Suzuki (producer), Ayaka Maeda (actress), Andrew Tamon Niwa (producer), Akihiro Shimizu (actor), Yoshihiko Hosoda (actor), Hua Rong Weng (actor), Ryoko Takizawa (actress),
Plot: Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not normal here. The landlord warns Aimi and her father of the curfew. First, all residents must cross the rope in front of the property by midnight. Second, no one can move out until a new tenant arrives. Those brave enough to break the rules are unmercifully killed by a mysterious force. Aimi begins to see visions of a girl that doesn't exist. She learns that a girl named Ai lived here 30 years ago before she vanished one day on her way home from school. Aimi is driven to find out more about her. She learns that Ai wasn't abducted, but in fact came back to the building the day she disappeared. Can Aimi learn the horrible truth of what happened to Ai? And what is the dark, disturbing secret that the two girls share?
Keywords: curse, father-daughter-relationship, ghost, haunted-apartment, haunting, missing-person, race-against-time, revenge, sexual-abuse