Shinran: Path to Purity

Shinran: Path to Purity
Directed byRentarō Mikuni
StarringJunkyu Moriyama
Production
companies
Shochiku
Nichiei
Cinema Tokyo
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Shinran: Path to Purity (親鸞　白い道, Shinran: Shiroi michi) is a 1987 Japanese drama film directed by Rentarō Mikuni, based on Mikuni's novel of the same name. The film follows the life and struggles of the Jodo Shinshu founder, Shinran, during the tumultuous Heian era. The film won the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

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