Film
Nichiren
1979 · 2h 21m · History · Drama
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- 7.3
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Overview
An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) in Japan. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment. Because of his devout belief, Nichiren is met with opposition throught his travels, with life on the line, can Nichiren accomplish his goal?
Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Tetsuro Tamba
Keiko Matsuzaka
Takahiro Tamura
Kunie Tanaka
Katsuo Nakamura
Matagoro Nakamura III
Kyôko Kishida
Hiroki Matsukata
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Crew
- Noboru NakamuraScreenplay · Director
- Yasushi AkutagawaOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- March 10, 1979
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Genres
- History, Drama
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