Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
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?
Released: Oct 01, 1958
Runtime: 145 minutes
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Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizō Ichikawa, Shintarō Katsu, Naritoshi Hayashi, Shoji Umewaka, Yataro Kurokawa
Crew: Kunio Watanabe (Director), Masaichi Nagata (Executive Producer), Kunio Watanabe (Screenplay), Fuji Yahiro (Screenplay), Takashi Watanabe (Director of Photography), Iwao Ôtani (Sound Recordist)