is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Kunio Watanabe.
Plot
Nichiren,ōkoDaishū 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
Kazuo Hasegawa as Nichiren
Raizo Ichikawa
Shintaro Katsu
Narutoshi Hayashi
Shoji Umewaka
Yatarō Kurokawa
Takashi Shimura
Crew
Special effects
Yonesaburo Tsukiji - director
Tōru Matoba
Hiroshi Imai
Yoshiyuki Kuroda - assistant director
See also
Nichiren, The film was also produced by Masaichi Nagata in 1979.