Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

145 mins | Oct. 1, 1958

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?

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

145 mins | Oct. 1, 1958

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?
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 日蓮と蒙古大襲来
Directors Kunio Watanabe
Writers Kunio Watanabe, Fuji Yahiro

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

as Nichiren

Raizō Ichikawa

as Hôjô Tokimune

Shintarō Katsu

as Shijo Kingo

Naritoshi Hayashi

as Nichirô

Shoji Umewaka

as Hiki Kojirô

Yataro Kurokawa

as Nisshô

Chikage Awashima

as Yoshino

Junko Kano

as Hagie

Takashi Shimura

as Yasaburô