Nichiren to mōko daishūrai = Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Barcode: 58964756
Call Number: V-JPN 082
Material Type: Video -DVD
Time: 145 min.
Date: 1958
Language: Japanese
Creator: Directed by Kunio Watanabe = 渡辺邦男監督
Description: "Legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren (Kazuo Hasegawa) returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight the Mongol invaders during the 1200's 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?" - IMDb
Collection: Language Resource Center