“Historical film portrays young Saint Shinran's life during Japan's Heian-Kamakura transition 850 years ago.”
Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki
親鸞 人生の目的
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Synopsis
Historical film portrays young Saint Shinran's life during Japan's Heian-Kamakura transition 850 years ago.
A historical entertainment film that depicts the life of Saint Shinran, focusing on his youth. The story is set about 850 years ago, in the turbulent times from the end of the Heian period to the Kamakura period. (Source: MU, translated)
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Shinran: Jinsei no Mokuteki begins and ends here.
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A Movie Production
Aurochs.- Format 1 × 104′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 44m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2025 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Ref. BS-27167 catalog