The prominence of Buddhism in Sansho Dayu is doubtless attributable to a change in Mizoguchi's own worldview: he had recently embraced the Nichiren sect of the religion.

毫无疑问的是，佛教在《山椒大夫》中所占据的显著位置缘于沟口健二自身世界观的转变：此前不久，他皈依了佛教日莲宗（Nichiren）。

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After the war, the group transformed itself into a lay religious organisation, adopting the name Soka Gakkai (Value-Creation Society), and embracing the faith of the 700-year-old Nichiren Shoshu sect.

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