Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Drama · 1958

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?

Starring

Kazuo Hasegawa, Masaichi Nagata, Fuji Yahiro, Raizō Ichikawa, Shintarō Katsu, Kunio Watanabe, Kunio Watanabe, Naritoshi Hayashi, Iwao Ôtani, Shoji Umewaka

Director

Kunio Watanabe