Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

1958
Movie
145 min
Japanese

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?