Animation · Japan · 1968 · 14m

The Breaking of Branches Is Forbidden

花折り

Synopsis

The head monk orders a young acolyte to guard a beautiful cherry tree in the monastery garden while he goes out. But the older man underestimates his colleague’s fondness for sake.

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