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Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki

Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki

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Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki

2025

1h 44m

1.0(1 votes)

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Overview

A historical film depicting the youth of Saint Shinran, founder of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, during the turbulent times between the late Heian and early Kamakura periods, about 850 years ago.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Shinran (young) (voice)

Ryotaro Sugi

Ryotaro Sugi

Shinran (old) (voice)

Hiroshi Naka

Hiroshi Naka

(voice)

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Tsuyoshi Koyama

(voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

(voice)

Kenichirou Matsuda

Kenichirou Matsuda

(voice)

Eri Sendai

Eri Sendai

(voice)

Makoto Koichi

Makoto Koichi

(voice)

Hitoshi Bifu

Hitoshi Bifu

(voice)

Junichi Yanagita

Junichi Yanagita

(voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Hiroshi Aoyama
Written by: Hiroshi Aoyama
Takatora Shioaji
Produced by: Hiroshi Chiba
下村敬治

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