Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai

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. This and the 1979 film Nichiren were produced by Masaichi Nagata for his devotion to Nichiren and the Nichiren-shū.^[4][5]

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kunio Watanabe
Written by	Fuji Yahiro Kunio Watanabe
Produced by	Masaichi Nagata
Starring	Kazuo Hasegawa
Cinematography	Takashi Watanabe
Edited by	Miyata Mitsuzo
Music by	Eiichi Yamada
Production company	Daiei Film
Distributed by	Daiei
Release date	October 1, 1958 (1958-10-01)[1]
Running time	145 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥500 million[2]
Box office	¥35.12 million[3]

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?

Cast

• Kazuo Hasegawa as Nichiren^[6]
• Raizo Ichikawa^[6]
• Shintaro Katsu^[6]
• Narutoshi Hayashi^[6]
• Shoji Umewaka^[6]
• Yatarō Kurokawa^[6]
• Takashi Shimura^[6]

Crew

Special effects

• Yonesaburo Tsukiji - director^[6]
• Tōru Matoba^[6]
• Hiroshi Imai^[6]
• Yoshiyuki Kuroda - assistant director^[6]

See also

• Nichiren, The film was also produced by Masaichi Nagata in 1979.