Rennyo and His Mother

October. 07,1981

Rating：

6.8

Genre：

Animation

Keywords：

Anime Stop Motion Buddhism

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages. According to the legend, his motivation was a pivotal childhood incident at the age of six when his mother summoned him and told him about his destiny to revive the fortunes of the Honganji school to which he was the next in line. She then mysteriously disappeared from the temple. Taking her words to heart, from a background of great poverty and hardship, at the age of 16 he set out to spread the word across the land.

Masaaki Daimon as

Kimiko Ikegami as

Pinko Izumi as

Kyōko Kishida as

Asao Koike as

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi as

Rentaro Mikuni as

Shoichi Ozawa as

Hideo Takamatsu as

Misako Watanabe as

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