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.