Shinran: Path to Purity | |
Director: | Rentarō Mikuni |
Starring: | Junkyu Moriyama |
Studio: | Shochiku Nichiei Cinema Tokyo |
Distributor: | Shochiku |
Runtime: | 140 minutes |
Country: | Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
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]