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?
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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizō Ichikawa, Shintarō Katsu, Naritoshi Hayashi, Shoji Umewaka, Yataro Kurokawa, Chikage Awashima, Junko Kano, Ganjirô Nakamura I, Ryûzô Shimada, Toshio Chiba, Yoichi Funaki, Bontarō Miake
Crew: Kunio Watanabe (Director), Masaichi Nagata (Executive Producer), Yoshizo Uesato (Art Direction), Takashi Watanabe (Director of Photography), Eiichi Yamada (Original Music Composer)