Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
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?
Release Date: 1958-10-01
Runtime: 145 minutes
Director: Kunio Watanabe
Top 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
- Chikage Awashima as Yoshino
- Junko Kano as Hagie
- Ganjirô Nakamura I as
- Ryūzō Shimada as
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