Rennyo and His Mother

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Masaaki Daimon

Age : 75 | Popularity : 5%

Kimiko Ikegami

Age : 65 | Popularity : 9%

Pinko Izumi

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Kyôko Kishida

Age : 76 | Popularity : 12%

Asao Koike

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Age : 90 | Popularity : 3%

Rentaro Mikuni

Age : N/A | Popularity : 54%

Shoichi Ozawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 24%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kihachiro Kawamoto
Writing	Writer	Kaneto Shindō
Camera	Director of Photography	Kunihiko Itami Minoru Tamura
Production	Producer	Tamiji Ando
Sound	Original Music Composer	Toru Takemitsu
Art	Art Direction	Masami Tokuyama Takashi Komae
Visual Effects	Animation	Tokiko Oomukai Hirokazu Minegishi Kihachiro Kawamoto
Department	Role	Name

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