Drama · Japan · 1958 · 1h 39m

Conflagration

炎上

Conflagration poster
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa as Goichi Mizoguchi Tatsuya Nakadai as Tokari Michiyo Aratama as Mistress of the floral art Ganjirō Nakamura II as Tayama Dosen Yōko Uraji as Tamao Nakamura as Woman at Gobancho
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Shigeo Nishida — Editor Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer Keiji Hasebe — Screenplay Natto Wada — Screenplay Kon Ichikawa — Screenplay
Synopsis

Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological distress.

Mood & Themes
arsonkyoto, japanpost war japanbuddhist templestuttererconflagrationmaster and studentmonksvengeful student
Key Collaborators
Kon Ichikawa Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Shigeo Nishida Editor Toshirō Mayuzumi Original Music Composer Keiji Hasebe Screenplay Natto Wada Screenplay Kon Ichikawa Screenplay Yukio Mishima Novel Masaichi Nagata Producer Toshiaki Maki Costume Design
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