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Shinran: Path to Purity (親鸞 白い道, Shinran: Shiroi michi) is a 1987 Japanese drama film directed by Rentarō Mikuni, based on Mikuni's novel of the same name. The film follows the life and struggles of the Jodo Shinshu founder, Shinran, during the tumultuous Heian era. The film won the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Shinran: Path to Purity: Directed by Rentarô Mikuni. With Junkyu Moriyama, Michiyo Yasuda, Ako, Kazuo Andô. In the 12th century, a young man explores the different schools of Buddhism.
- (23)
- Drama
- Rentarô Mikuni
- 1988-04
In this historical and biographical drama, this is the situation that the young Shinran (1173-1263) discovered when he began exploring Buddhism as an alternative to the violence and ceaseless civil wars that racked Japan at the time.
In this historical and biographical drama, this is the situation that the young Shinran (1173-1263) discovered when he began exploring Buddhism as an alternative to the violence and ceaseless civil wars that racked Japan at the time.
- Rentaro Mikuni
- Kinema Tokyo Company Ltd., Nichiei, Shochiku
Synopsis. In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex and very demanding practices which might eventually bring about spiritual purification and realization.
- Rentaro Mikuni
- Junkyu Moriyama
In the early part of the 13th Century in Japan, warring clans turned the country into a bloody playing field. The film detail the epic physical and emotional journey of the title Buddhist priest, who founded the religion’s Shinshu.
In this historical and biographical drama, this is the situation that the young Shinran (1173-1263) discovered when he began exploring Buddhism as an alternative to the violence and...
