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.
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Directed by | Kunio Watanabe |
Written by | Fuji Yahiro Kunio Watanabe |
Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
Starring | Kazuo Hasegawa |
Cinematography | Takashi Watanabe |
Edited by | Miyata Mitsuzo |
Music by | Eiichi Yamada |
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Distributed by | Daiei |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Budget | ¥500 million[2] |
Box office | ¥35.12 million[3] |
Plot
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Nichiren, a famous Japanese Buddhist monk who returns from his studies to create a new form of Buddhism in preparation for fighting the Mongol invaders during the 1200s. A Buddhist sect and their government supporters target him and he is persecuted for it. Will Nichiren be able to survive before the Mongols threaten Japanese shores?
Cast
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edit- Yonesaburo Tsukiji - director[4]
- Tōru Matoba[4]
- Hiroshi Imai[4]
- Yoshiyuki Kuroda - assistant director[4]
See also
edit- Nichiren, The film was also produced by Masaichi Nagata in 1979.
References
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