Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai (1958)

Original title

日蓮と蒙古大襲来

Directed by

Kunio Watanabe

Genre

war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 25m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of the Buddhist monk Nichiren. It shows his life and teachings during the threat of the Mongol invasions of Japan.

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What happens

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (日蓮と蒙古大襲来, Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai) is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Kunio Watanabe. This and the 1979 film Nichiren were produced by Masaichi Nagata for his devotion to Nichiren and the Nichiren-shū. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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