Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Name: Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Released: 1958-10-01
Duration: 2 h 25 min
Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizō Ichikawa, Shintarō Katsu, Naritoshi Hayashi, Shoji Umewaka

1958, Japanese. Directed by Kunio Watanabe.

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?

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Runtime: 2h 25m
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Language: Japanese
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Released: 1 October 1958
Original title: 日蓮と蒙古大襲来
Country: Japan
Written by: Kunio Watanabe, Fuji Yahiro

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958) was directed by Kunio Watanabe and stars Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizō Ichikawa, Shintarō Katsu.