Thus the Divine Wind Blows

Nan
1h 31m
1944

Overview

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1944-08-11

Top Billed Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Michiari Kôno

Chiezo Kataoka

Tokimune Hôjô

Utaemon Ichikawa

Kanjūrō Arashi

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Akihiko Katayama

Michitada Kôno

Shinobu Araki

Michitoki Kôno

Misako Tokiwa

Aki

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Kensaku Hara

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Shôni Tsunesuke

Kenji Susukida

Tokuemon Takayama

Kōju Murata

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