Shinran, Part II(1960)

Shinran, Part II Synopsis

Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class, was placed in a monastary on Mount Hiei when still a child. He did not come down for twenty years, when his wanderings begin as he spreads his ideas for achieving enlightenment through the Pure Land sutra. Because his teachings contradict the powerful Tendai sect, he comes to grief with the government, his followers persecuted, himself exiled to far coastal Echigo where he married & began raising a family but soonafter was wandering & teaching again. He lived to be ninety.

Shinran, Part II (1960) is a drama and history film directed by Tomotaka Tasaka, released on September 27, 1960 with a runtime of 2h 7m. It stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Katsuo Nakamura, Minoru Chiaki and Ryūnosuke Tsukigata. Viewers rate it 9.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.