Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
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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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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Genres: Animation

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 07 October 1981

Country: JP

Runtime: 93m

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Tamiji Ando

Tamiji Ando

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Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu

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Kunihiko Itami

Kunihiko Itami

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Minoru Tamura

Minoru Tamura

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Takashi Komae

Takashi Komae

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Masami Tokuyama

Masami Tokuyama

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