Shinran (1960)

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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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