Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
2h 25m
Running Time
October 1, 1958Release Date
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
2h 25m
Running Time
October 1, 1958Release Date
Plot.
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?
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Cast & Crew.
Kazuo Hasegawa
Nichiren
Takashi Shimura
Yasaburô
Shintarō Katsu
Shijo Kingo
Naritoshi Hayashi
Nichirô
Raizō Ichikawa
Hôjô Tokimune
Shoji Umewaka
Hiki Kojirô
Yataro Kurokawa
Nisshô
Kunio Watanabe
Director
Chikage Awashima
Yoshino
Junko Kano
Hagie
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Fuji Yahiro
Screenplay
Iwao Ôtani
Sound Recordist
Eiichi Yamada
Original Music Composer
Takashi Watanabe
Director of Photography
Yoshizo Uesato
Art Direction
Hiroshi Ueda
Shintarō Nanjō
Sumao Ishihara
Yasuhiko Shima
Kōichi Mizuhara
Yūsaku Terashima
Hideaki Kusayama
Tatsuo Hananuno
Sonosuke Sawamura
Saburo Date
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Ichirō Amano
Kinya Ichikawa
Shinobu Araki
Kōichi Katsuragi
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1958
Original Name日蓮と蒙古大襲来
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 25m
Wiki.
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.