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Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki

Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki

20251.01h 44m

Overview

A historical film depicting the youth of Saint Shinran, founder of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, during the turbulent times between the late Heian and early Kamakura periods, about 850 years ago.

Directed by Hiroshi Aoyama
Written by Kentetsu Takamori, Hiroshi Aoyama, Takatora Shioaji
Produced by Hiroshi Chiba, 下村敬治
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Top Cast

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Shinran (young) (voice)

Ryotaro Sugi

Ryotaro Sugi

Shinran (old) (voice)

Hiroshi Naka

Hiroshi Naka

(voice)

Tsuyoshi Koyama

Tsuyoshi Koyama

(voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

(voice)

Kenichirou Matsuda

Kenichirou Matsuda

(voice)

Eri Sendai

Eri Sendai

(voice)

Makoto Koichi

Makoto Koichi

(voice)

Hitoshi Bifu

Hitoshi Bifu

(voice)

Junichi Yanagita

Junichi Yanagita

(voice)

Themes & Keywords

animeheian period

About Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki

Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki is a animation film released in 2025 exploring themes of anime, heian period. Directed by Hiroshi Aoyama, it stars Takahiro Sakurai, Ryotaro Sugi, Hiroshi Naka. A historical film depicting the youth of Saint Shinran, founder of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, during the turbulent times between the late Heian and early Kamakura periods, about 850 years ago.

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