Summary A Buddhist priest becomes also a magician, dedicating himself to the protection of life wherever it's needed, whereupon he finds himself in direct service of the Queen. Political intrigue tightens around him as it is increasingly assumed that he harbors ulterior motives. Set in Japan's Nara Era (710 - 794 A.D.), the story is loosely based on Mikado (Empress) Koken-Shotoku and Dokyo, a Yamabushi (mountain warrior monk who practices a rugged, intense form of Vajrayana Buddhism founded by his master, Do-en). View more details
Directed : Teinosuke Kinugasa
Written : Teinosuke Kinugasa Fuji Yahiro Jun Sagara
Stars : Tomisaburô Wakayama Raizô Ichikawa Yukiko Fuji Miyako Endô
Genres : Fantasy Drama History
Release date : Oct 4, 1963
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Daiei Studios
Summary A Buddhist priest becomes also a magician, dedicating himself to the protection of life wherever it's needed, whereupon he finds himself in direct service of the Queen. Political intrigue tightens around him as it is increasingly assumed that he harbors ulterior motives. Set in Japan's Nara Era (710 - 794 A.D.), the story is loosely based on Mikado (Empress) Koken-Shotoku and Dokyo, a Yamabushi (mountain warrior monk who practices a rugged, intense form of Vajrayana Buddhism founded by his master, Do-en). View more details
Genres : Fantasy Drama History
Release date : Oct 4, 1963
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Daiei Studios
