Rennyo and His Mother
1981-10-07 | 93 minutes
Plot 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.
Cast
Recommendations
Similar Movies
-
Macross FB7: Listen to My Song!
-
Nana and Kaoru
-
Blood: The Last Vampire
-
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
-
Ensemble Stars!! -Road to Show--
-
Puparia
-
Living Large
-
The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2
-
Toward a Time of Trouble
-
Shelter
-
Little Vampire
-
SamSam
-
New Fist of the North Star: The Forbidden Fist
-
New Fist of the North Star: When a Man Carries Sorrow
-
King Fang
-
Made in Spain
-
The Legend of Marine Snow
-
Orange: Future
-
Cyborg 009: Call of Justice 3
-
The Ugly Duckling