1958 Japanese film
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion |
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Directed by | Kunio Watanabe |
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Written by | Fuji Yahiro Kunio Watanabe |
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Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
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Starring | Kazuo Hasegawa |
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Cinematography | Takashi Watanabe |
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Edited by | Miyata Mitsuzo |
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Music by | Eiichi Yamada |
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Distributed by | Daiei |
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Release date |
- October 1, 1958 (1958-10-01)[1]
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Running time | 145 minutes |
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Country | Japan |
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Language | Japanese |
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Budget | ¥500 million[2] |
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Box office | ¥35.12 million[3] |
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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.
Plot
Nichiren, a famous Japanese Buddhist monk who returns from his studies to create a new form of Buddhism in preparation for fighting the Mongol invaders during the 1200s. A Buddhist sect and their government supporters target him and he is persecuted for it. Will Nichiren be able to survive before the Mongols threaten Japanese shores?
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