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.

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
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Directed byKunio Watanabe
Written byFuji Yahiro
Kunio Watanabe
Produced byMasaichi Nagata
StarringKazuo Hasegawa
CinematographyTakashi Watanabe
Edited byMiyata Mitsuzo
Music byEiichi Yamada
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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]
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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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