- Country: Japan
- Genres: Animation
- Release: 1981-10-07
- Director: Kihachiro Kawamoto
- Writers: Kaneto Shindō
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Masaaki Daimon , Kimiko Ikegami , Pinko Izumi , Kyōko Kishida , Asao Koike , Tetsuko Kuroyanagi , Rentaro Mikuni , Shôichi Ozawa , Hideo Takamatsu , Misako Watanabe
- Runtime: 93 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Rennyo to sono haha , 蓮如とその母 (Japan) , Rennyo and His Mother (United States of America)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0472415
Rennyo and His Mother Cast · · · ALL
Kihachiro Kawamoto
Director
Masaaki Daimon
Pinko Izumi
Kyōko Kishida
Asao Koike
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Rentaro Mikuni
Hideo Takamatsu
Misako Watanabe