Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 145m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Kunio Watanabe
- Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Raizō Ichikawa, Shintarō Katsu, Naritoshi Hayashi, Shoji Umewaka
- Production_studio: Daiei Film
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 Mogol fleet reaches Japanese shores?