Nichiren (Japanese: 日蓮) is a 1979 Japanese historical drama film written and directed by Noboru Nakamura.[1][2] Based on Matsutarō Kawaguchi's novel of the same name, the film chronicles the life of Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period.[1][3] It was the last film Nakamura directed.[4]

Nichiren
Directed byNoboru Nakamura
Screenplay byNoboru Nakamura
Based on
Produced byMasaichi Nagata
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Takemura
Edited byZen Ikeda
Music byYasushi Akutagawa
Production
company
Masakazu Nagata Production
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 10 March 1979 (1979-03-10) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
143 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "日蓮". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "日蓮". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ "日蓮". Shochiku (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ "中村 登". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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