In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex and very demanding practices which might eventually bring about spiritual purification and realization. Various Zen schools offered students a lengthy path, literally composed of a blank wall and unceasing meditation. Yet another school (Tendai) emphasized complex metaphysics and the study of philosophical systems. Basically, all of them were designed to cater to the few who were able to give up everything else in their lives and focus on liberation, such as scholars and noblemen. In this historical and biographical drama, this is the situation that the young Shinran (1173-1263) discovered when he began exploring Buddhism as an alternative to the violence and ceaseless civil wars that racked Japan at the time.
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Shinran: Path to Purity Cast
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Miki Odagiri
She was 56, 76 years old when she died
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Sen Hara
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Eitaro Ozawa
He was 78, 79 years old when he died
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Rentarō Mikuni
He was 64, 90 years old when he died
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Tomisaburo Wakayama
He was 57, 62 years old when he died
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Katsuo Nakamura
He was 49, now 86 years old
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Hanshiro Iwai
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Mako Midori
She was 43, now 80 years old
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Frankie Sakai
He was 58, 67 years old when he died
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Akaji Maro
He was 44, now 81 years old
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Junko Miyashita
She was 38, now 75 years old
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Tetsurō Tamba
He was 64, 84 years old when he died
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Kantarō Suga
He was 52, 59 years old when he died
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Sanae Nakahara
She was 51, 76 years old when she died
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Koji Shimizu
He was 17, now 54 years old
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Shigeru Izumiya
He was 39, now 76 years old
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Michiyo Ookusu
She was 41, now 78 years old
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Hôsei Komatsu
He was 62, 78 years old when he died
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Guts Ishimatsu
He was 37, now 74 years old
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Ako (actress)
She was 29, now 66 years old
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Shinran: Path to Purity Crew
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Rentarō Mikuni as Director. He was 64 (90) years old when He died
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Directing |
