---
title: 'Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rentarō Mikuni'
released: '1987-05-09'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shinran-path-to-purity-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170569/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)

1987 · 105 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 親鸞 白い道

## Synopsis

Shinran: Path to Purity  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. Shochiku released Shinran: Path to Purity on May 9, 1987, in Japan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rentarō Mikuni](https://cinepixo.com/people/rentaro-mikuni)
- **Screenplay:** [Rentarō Mikuni](https://cinepixo.com/people/rentaro-mikuni)

## Cast

- [Rentarō Mikuni](https://cinepixo.com/people/rentaro-mikuni)
- [Tomisaburō Wakayama](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomisaburo-wakayama)
- [Katsuo Nakamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsuo-nakamura)
- [Frankie Sakai](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-sakai)
- [Ako](https://cinepixo.com/people/ako)
- [Shigeru Izumiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigeru-izumiya)
- [Akaji Maro](https://cinepixo.com/people/akaji-maro)
- [Mako Midori](https://cinepixo.com/people/mako-midori)
- [Tetsurō Tamba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuro-tamba)
- [Junko Miyashita](https://cinepixo.com/people/junko-miyashita)
- [Guts Ishimatsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/guts-ishimatsu)
- [Kantarō Suga](https://cinepixo.com/people/kantaro-suga)
- [Eitarō Ozawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/eitaro-ozawa)

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