An official website launched for an anime movie adaptation of Tannishou wo Hiraku (Tannisho). The movie will premiere in Japanese theaters on May 24. This is the second movie in the Naze Ikiru Series, following Naze Ikiru: Rennyo Shounin to Yoshizaki Enjou which premiered in May 2016.

Tannishou wo Hiraku is a buddhist reference book by Tenritsu Takamori published in 2008. It is based on Tannishou, which was written in the Kamakura period, happening between 1185 and 1333, and follows Yuinen as he contemplates why bad people are spared more often than good people. He studies under the Buddhist monk Shinran and records his teachings. Since then people from around the world have followed Tannishou, Takamori included. He details Tannishou in Tannishou wo Hiraku, which is separated into three parts; The first includes original text and translation, the second is explanation, and the third is original text only.

Cast
Shinran: Kouji Ishizaki (Pokemon Movie 10: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai)
Yuinen: Toshiki Masuda (IDOLiSH7 series)

Official site: https://tannisho.jp/

Source: Comic Natalie

Tannishou wo Hiraku on MAL