Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
日蓮と蒙古大襲来
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?
- Director: Kunio Watanabe
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- Actors: Chikage Awashima, Ganjirô Nakamura I, Junko Kano, Kazuo Hasegawa, Naritoshi Hayashi, Raizō Ichikawa, Ryūzō Shimada, Shoji Umewaka, Yataro Kurokawa
