Nichiren

日蓮

An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) in Japan. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment. Because of his devout belief, Nichiren is met with opposition throught his travels, with life on the line, can Nichiren accomplish his goal?

Screenplay

Noboru Nakamura

Director

Noboru Nakamura

Music

Yasushi Akutagawa

Status

Released

Release date

10/03/1979

Original language

Japanese