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

Citation

Watanabe Kunio, “Nichiren and the Great Mongol Attack,” KU Libraries Exhibits, accessed April 29, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ku.edu/items/show/6380.