Rennyo and His Mother

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 7, 1981

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni,Masaaki Daimon,Shoichi Ozawa,Tetsuko Kuroyanagi,Pinko Izumi,Hideo Takamatsu,Kimiko Ikegami,Kyôko Kishida,Asao Koike,Misako Watanabe

Director

Kihachiro Kawamoto

Writer

Kaneto Shindō

Producer

Tamiji Ando

Cinematography

Minoru Tamura,Kunihiko Itami

Music

Toru Takemitsu

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0472415