| Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Daiei |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥500 million [2] |
| Box office | ¥35.12 million [3] |
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.
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
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Nichiren [4]
- Raizo Ichikawa [4]
- Shintaro Katsu [4]
- Narutoshi Hayashi [4]
- Shoji Umewaka [4]
- Yatarō Kurokawa [4]
- Takashi Shimura [4]
Crew
Special effects
- Yonesaburo Tsukiji - director [4]
- Tōru Matoba [4]
- Hiroshi Imai [4]
- Yoshiyuki Kuroda - assistant director [4]
See also
- Nichiren, The film was also produced by Masaichi Nagata in 1979.
References
External links
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