Prince Shōtoku

聖徳太子

In the late 6th century, the leaders of the Yamato Dynasty had no clear plan for the creation of a unified state. Battles still raged among various warrior clans. Prince Shotoku, second son of Emperor Yomei, strived to create a new nation out of this chaos. NHK captures this great man from a time in history rarely depicted on screen, in a story of epic proportions.

Screenplay

池端俊策

Director

Mikio Sato

Status

Released

Release date

10/11/2001

Original language

Japanese