145 minutes
10/1/1958
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?
Kazuo Hasegawa
as Nichiren
Raizō Ichikawa
as Hôjô Tokimune
Shintarō Katsu
as Shijo Kingo
Naritoshi Hayashi
as Nichirô
Shoji Umewaka
as Hiki Kojirô
Yataro Kurokawa
as Nisshô
Chikage Awashima
as Yoshino
Junko Kano
as Hagie
Ganjirô Nakamura I
Ryûzô Shimada
Toshio Chiba
Yoichi Funaki
Bontarō Miake
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Takashi Shimura
as Yasaburô
Shinobu Araki
Kōichi Katsuragi
Ryōnosuke Azuma
Shōzō Nanbu
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Eigorō Onoe
Shintarō Nanjō
Sumao Ishihara
Hiroshi Ueda
Ichirō Amano
Kómori Ičikawa II
Yasuhiko Shima
Kōichi Mizuhara
Yūsaku Terashima
Hideaki Kusayama
Tatsuo Hananuno
Sonosuke Sawamura
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Seishirō Hara
Sentarô Godai
Saburo Date