Shinran: Path to Purity
1987 film
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Shinran: Path to Purity (Japanese: 親鸞 白い道, Hepburn: 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] Shochiku released Shinran: Path to Purity on May 9, 1987, in Japan.
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| Directed by | Rentarō Mikuni |
| Starring | Junkyu Moriyama |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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
