Movielogr
Prince Shōtoku (2001)
Directed by Mikio Sato
Overview
In the late 6th century, the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Prince Shotoku, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions.
Length 180 minutes
Actors
Masahiro Motoki | Miki Nakatani | Sol Kyung-gu | Ken Ogata | Keiko Matsuzaka | Masaya Kato | Masaomi Kondo | Akira Takarada | Jun Kunimura | Sabu Kawahara | Koji Imada | Toshinobu Matsuo