Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (日蓮と蒙古大襲来) is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Kunio Watanabe.

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
 * Raizo Ichikawa
 * Shintaro Katsu
 * Narutoshi Hayashi
 * Shoji Umewaka
 * Yatarō Kurokawa
 * Takashi Shimura

Special effects

 * Yonesaburo Tsukiji - director


 * Tōru Matoba
 * Hiroshi Imai
 * Yoshiyuki Kuroda - assistant director