Nichiren and the Great Mongol Attack
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Title
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Attack
Subject
Nichiren to Mōko shūrai
Description
This widescreen epic was produced at the height of the Cold War referring to the failed Mongol invasion as a metaphor for the threat of communism and reified an idealized image of Japan as historically resisting aggression from the Chinese mainland.
Creator
Watanabe Kunio
Publisher
Daiei Studios
Date
1958
Collection
Citation
Watanabe Kunio, “Nichiren and the Great Mongol Attack,” KU Libraries Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ku.edu/items/show/6380.