Drama · Japan · 1973 · 1h 32m

The Water Was So Clear

餓鬼草紙

Synopsis

A Buddhist priest rescues a homeless girl and brings her into his temple's household. Soon she becomes an essential part of the place. One night she is raped by a young man who then becomes her lover. The priest happens on them one night as they make love before the temple shrine, and he becomes erotically obsessed.

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