· Japan · 1958 · 2h 25m

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

日蓮と蒙古大襲来

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Director
Kunio Watanabe
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa as Nichiren Raizō Ichikawa as Hôjô Tokimune Shintarō Katsu as Shijo Kingo Naritoshi Hayashi as Nichirô Shoji Umewaka as Hiki Kojirô Yataro Kurokawa as Nisshô
Crew
Takashi Watanabe — Director of Photography Eiichi Yamada — Original Music Composer Kunio Watanabe — Screenplay Fuji Yahiro — Screenplay
Synopsis

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government supporters and is persecuted. Can Nichiren persevere before the Mongol fleet reaches Japanese shores?

Key Collaborators
Kunio Watanabe Director Takashi Watanabe Director of Photography Eiichi Yamada Original Music Composer Kunio Watanabe Screenplay Fuji Yahiro Screenplay
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