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Shinran (1960)

Shinran poster
Original title
親鸞
Directed by
Tomotaka Tasaka
Genre
biographical film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 28m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This biographical film tells the story of Shinran, a Buddhist monk in medieval Japan. It follows his spiritual journey and the founding of a major Buddhist sect.

contemplativereverentslow-pacedhistoricalseriousearnestmeditativesubdued

What happens

『親鸞』(しんらん)は、1960年(昭和35年)6月21日公開の日本映画である。東映製作・配給。監督は田坂具隆、主演は中村錦之助 (萬屋錦之介)。カラー、東映スコープ、Westrex RECORDING SYSTEM、147分、映倫番号:11716。 吉川英治の同名長編小説の映画化作品で、親鸞の姿を描いた伝記映画。日活から東映へ移籍した田坂監督の第1作でもある。 同年9月27日に続編となる『続 親鸞』が公開された。128分。こちらについても本記事にて記述する。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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