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.

[4][5] 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?

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