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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

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Calorie Rating: 204
Released: 1958-10-01
Running Time: 145 Minutes
Studios: Daiei Film,


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 Mogol fleet reaches Japanese shores?

Director / Directors



Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa
Character: Nichiren
Raizō Ichikawa
Character: Hôjô Tokimune
Shintarō Katsu
Character: Shijo Kingo

Naritoshi Hayashi
Character: Nichirô
Shoji Umewaka
Character: Hiki Kojirô
Yataro Kurokawa
Character: Nisshô

Chikage Awashima
Character: Yoshino
Junko Kano
Character: Hagie



Takashi Shimura
Character: Yasaburô









Production and Crew

Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Yoshizo Uesato
Art Direction
Takashi Watanabe
Director of Photography

Eiichi Yamada
Original Music Composer
Iwao Ôtani
Sound Recordist
Kunio Watanabe
Screenplay

Fuji Yahiro
Screenplay