Prince Shōtoku
2001, Japanese. Directed by Mikio Sato.
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.
- Runtime
- 3h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Mikio SatoDirector
- Masahiro MotokiPrince Shōtoku
- Miki NakataniTojiko no iratsume
- Akira TakaradaPrince Anahobe
- Sul Kyung-guYi Jin
- Ken OgataSoga no Umako
- Keiko MatsuzakaEmpress Suiko
- Masaya KatōEmperor Sushun
- Masaomi KondoEmperor Yōmei
- Akira TakaradaMononobe no Moriya
- Jun KunimuraHata no Kawakatsu
- Sabu KawaharaOtomo Kui
- Koji ImadaOno no Imoko
Details
- Released
- 10 November 2001
- Original title
- 聖徳太子
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shunsaku Ikehata
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Prince Shōtoku runs 180 minutes (3h 0m).
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Prince Shōtoku isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 November 2001. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Prince Shōtoku?
Prince Shōtoku (2001) was directed by Mikio Sato and stars Masahiro Motoki, Miki Nakatani, Akira Takarada.