Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai
1958 Japanese film
- October 1, 1958 (1958-10-01)[1]
Running time
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (日蓮と蒙古大襲来, Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai) is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Kunio Watanabe.
Plot
Nichiren, a famous Japanese Buddhist monk who returns from his studies to create a new form of Buddhism in preparation for fighting the Mongol invaders during the 1200s. A Buddhist sect and their government supporters target him and he is persecuted for it. Will Nichiren be able to survive before the Mongols threaten Japanese shores?
Cast
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Nichiren[4]
- Raizo Ichikawa[4]
- Shintaro Katsu[4]
- Narutoshi Hayashi[4]
- Shoji Umewaka[4]
- Yatarō Kurokawa[4]
- Takashi Shimura[4]
Crew
Special effects
- Yonesaburo Tsukiji - director[4]
- Tōru Matoba[4]
- Hiroshi Imai[4]
- Yoshiyuki Kuroda - assistant director[4]
See also
- Nichiren, The film was also produced by Masaichi Nagata in 1979.
References
External links
- Nichiren to mōko daishūrai at IMDb
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