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
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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 Mongol fleet reaches Japanese shores?
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Cast & Crew.
Kazuo Hasegawa
Nichiren
Raizō Ichikawa
Hôjô Tokimune
Shintarō Katsu
Shijo Kingo
Naritoshi Hayashi
Nichirô
Shoji Umewaka
Hiki Kojirô
Yataro Kurokawa
Nisshô
Chikage Awashima
Yoshino
Junko Kano
Hagie
Ganjirô Nakamura I
Ryûzô Shimada
Toshio Chiba
Takashi Shimura
Yasaburô
Kunio Watanabe
Director / Screenplay
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Takashi Watanabe
Director of Photography
Eiichi Yamada
Original Music Composer
Iwao Ôtani
Sound Recordist
Yoshizo Uesato
Art Direction
Fuji Yahiro
Screenplay
Hiroshi Ueda
Tatsuo Hananuno
Hideaki Kusayama
Yūsaku Terashima
Kōichi Mizuhara
Eigorō Onoe
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Ichirō Amano
Kómori Ičikawa II
Yasuhiko Shima
Sumao Ishihara
Shintarō Nanjō
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1958
Original Name日蓮と蒙古大襲来
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 25m
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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.