Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
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?
Genre: Uncategorized
Director: Kunio Watanabe
Actors: Chikage Awashima, Ganjirô Nakamura I, Junko Kano, Kazuo Hasegawa, Naritoshi Hayashi, Raizō Ichikawa, Ryûzô Shimada, Shintarō Katsu, Shoji Umewaka, Yataro Kurokawa