Rennyo and His Mother
Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages. According to the legend, his motivation was a pivotal childhood incident at the age of six when his mother summoned him and told him about his destiny to revive the fortunes of the Honganji school to which he was the next in line. She then mysteriously disappeared from the temple. Taking her words to heart, from a background of great poverty and hardship, at the age of 16 he set out to spread the word across the land.
Year: 1981
Genre: Animation
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Director: Kihachiro Kawamoto
Cast: Masaaki Daimon, Kimiko Ikegami, Pinko Izumi, Kyôko Kishida, Asao Koike, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Crew: Kihachiro Kawamoto (Director), Kunihiko Itami (Director of Photography), Kaneto Shindō (Writer), Minoru Tamura (Director of Photography), Tamiji Ando (Producer), Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Release: Oct 07, 1981
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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