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Nichiren to moko daishurai

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Original title

Year

1958

Running time

145 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Kunio Watanabe

Cast

Genre

Action. Fantasy. Drama | Feudal Japan. 13th Century. Samurai

Synopsis

Legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren (Shintaro Katsu) returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight the Mongol invaders during the 1200's 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?

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Nichiren to moko daishurai

1958

Kunio Watanabe