Movielogr
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
Directed by Kunio Watanabe
Overview
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?
Length 145 minutes
Actors
Kazuo Hasegawa | Raizō Ichikawa | Shintarō Katsu | Narutoshi Hayashi | Shoji Umewaka | Yataro Kurokawa | Chikage Awashima | Junko Kano | Ganjiro Nakamura | Ryûzô Shimada | Toshio Chiba | Yoichi Funaki | Bontarô Miake | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Shôsaku Sugiyama | Takashi Shimura | Shinobu Araki | Kôichi Katsuragi | Ryônosuke Azuma | Shôzô Nanbu | Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka | Eigoro Onoe | Shintarô Nanjô | Sumao Ishihara | Hiroshi Ueda | Ichirô Amano | Kinya Ichikawa | Yasuhiko Shima | Kôichi Mizuhara | Yûsaku Terashima | Hideaki Kusayama | Tatsuo Hananuno | Sonosuke Sawamura | Mitsusaburô Ramon | Seishirô Hara | Sentarô Godai | Saburo Date