Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)

Directed by Kunio Watanabe

· 2h 25m

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?

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Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa Nichiren Raizō Ichikawa Hôjô Tokimune Shintarō Katsu Shijo Kingo Naritoshi Hayashi Nichirô Shoji Umewaka Hiki Kojirô Yataro Kurokawa Nisshô Chikage Awashima Yoshino Junko Kano Hagie
G
Ganjirô Nakamura I Ryūzō Shimada
T
Toshio Chiba
Y
Yoichi Funaki

Crew

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

Details

Original title
日蓮と蒙古大襲来
Release date
1958-10-01
Runtime
2h 25m
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Daiei Film