Drama · Japan · 1974 · 2h 0m

It Was a Faint Dream

あさき夢みし

It Was a Faint Dream poster
Director
Akio Jissoji
Cast
Janet Hatta as Shin Kishida as Minori Terada as Chisako Hara as Kotobuki Hananomoto as Toshiaki Amada as
Crew
Masao Nakabori — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Ryouhei Hirose — Original Music Composer Makoto Ōoka — Screenplay Akira Tojo — Producer Noriyoshi Ikeya — Production Design
Synopsis

Set in 13th century Kyoto, where the Imperial court is under control of the clergy. Shijo was a peasant girl sold to a powerful daima as a concubine. Bored by her life in seclusion she starts an affair with State Councillor and the brother of a retired Emperor. Realising that she is only a plaything of the court, she becomes a nun and wanders the country.

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Key Collaborators
Akio Jissoji Director Masao Nakabori Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Ryouhei Hirose Original Music Composer Makoto Ōoka Screenplay Akira Tojo Producer Noriyoshi Ikeya Production Design
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