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Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKunio Watanabe
Written byFuji Yahiro
Kunio Watanabe
Produced byMasaichi Nagata
StarringKazuo Hasegawa
CinematographyTakashi Watanabe
Edited byMiyata Mitsuzo
Music byEiichi Yamada
Production
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Distributed byDaiei
Release date
  • October 1, 1958 (1958-10-01)[1]
Running time
145 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥500 million[2]
Box office¥35.12 million[3]

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

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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?

Cast

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Crew

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Special effects

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Japanese) http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1958/ch004150.htm accessed 4 January 2009
  2. ^ 『日本特撮・幻想映画全集』 勁文社、1997年、89頁。ISBN 4766927060。
  3. ^ 『キネマ旬報ベスト・テン85回全史 1924-2011』(キネマ旬報社、2012年)148頁
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k allcinema, 映画 日蓮と蒙古大襲来 (1958)について 映画データベース - allcinema (in Japanese), retrieved 6 August 2021
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