Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government supporters and is persecuted. Can Nichiren persevere before the Mongol fleet reaches Japanese shores?

• Kunio WatanabeDirector
• Eiichi YamadaOriginal Music Composer
• Fuji YahiroScreenplay
• Kunio WatanabeScreenplay

• Kazuo HasegawaNichiren
• Raizō IchikawaHôjô Tokimune
• Shintarō KatsuShijo Kingo
• Naritoshi HayashiNichirô
• Shoji UmewakaHiki Kojirô
• Yataro KurokawaNisshô
• Chikage AwashimaYoshino
• Junko KanoHagie
• Ganjirô Nakamura ICast
• Ryūzō ShimadaCast
• Toshio ChibaCast
• Yoichi FunakiCast