Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Directed by Kunio Watanabe
1958    2h 25mDrama
6.6
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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  • Kazuo HasegawaNichiren
  • Raizō IchikawaHôjô Tokimune
  • Shintarō KatsuShijo Kingo
  • Naritoshi HayashiNichirô
  • Shoji UmewakaHiki Kojirô
  • Yataro KurokawaNisshô
  • Chikage AwashimaYoshino
  • Junko KanoHagie
  • Ganjirô Nakamura I
  • Ryūzō Shimada
  • Toshio Chiba
  • Yoichi Funaki
  • Bontarō Miake
  • Ryōsuke Kagawa
  • Shōsaku Sugiyama
  • Takashi ShimuraYasaburô
  • Shinobu Araki
  • Kōichi Katsuragi
  • Ryōnosuke Azuma
  • Shōzō Nanbu

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion Trivia

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion was released on October 1, 1958.

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion was directed by Kunio Watanabe.

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion has a runtime of 2h 25m.

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion was produced by Masaichi Nagata.

The key characters in Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion are Nichiren (Kazuo Hasegawa), Hôjô Tokimune (Raizō Ichikawa), Shijo Kingo (Shintarō Katsu).

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion is a Drama film.

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.

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