Shinran: Path to Purity

1987 film
  • May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09)
Running time
140 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

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.[1] The film follows the life and struggles of the Jodo Shinshu founder, Shinran, during the tumultuous Heian era.[2] The film won the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[3][2]

Cast

  • Junkyu Moriyama as Zenshin (Shinran)
  • Michiyo Ookusu as Keishin, Shinran's wife
  • Ako as Shiina
  • Kazuo Andoh as Kazuto
  • Sen Hara as Ayae
  • Guts Ishimatsu as Atota
  • Hanshiro Iwai as Sadaie Fujiwara
  • Shigeru Izumiya as Hyu
  • Hosei Komatsu as Utsunomiya
  • Akaji Maro as Nanzame
  • Mako Midori as Chiyo
  • Rentarō Mikuni as Horai
  • Junko Miyashita as Believer
  • Sanae Nakahara as Woman at waiting
  • Katsuo Nakamura as Biwa player
  • Miki Odagiri as Woman at the field
  • Eitaro Ozawa as Gyosen
  • Frankie Sakai as Yorishige Inada
  • Koji Shimizu
  • Kantaro Suga as Zennen
  • Tetsuro Tamba as Aketora
  • Tomisaburo Wakayama as Homen

References

  1. ^ "親鸞 白い道". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "親鸞 白い道". kotobank. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Shinran: Path to Purity". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.

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