Rennyo and His Mother

Rennyo and His Mother (1981)


  • Genre: Animation
  • Release Date: 1981-10-07
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Kihachiro Kawamoto

Summary

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.

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  • Masaaki Daimon

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  • Kimiko Ikegami

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  • Pinko Izumi

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  • Kyôko Kishida

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  • Asao Koike

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  • Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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  • Rentaro Mikuni

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  • Shoichi Ozawa

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  • Hideo Takamatsu

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  • Misako Watanabe

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

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