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.[1] The film follows the life and struggles of the Jodo Shinshu founder, Shinran, during the tumultuous Heian era.[2] The film won the Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[3][2]

  1. ^ "親鸞 白い道". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "親鸞 白い道". kotobank. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Shinran: Path to Purity". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.