Drama · Japan · 1970 · 2h 23m

This Transient Life

無常

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Director
Akio Jissoji
Cast
Michiko Tsukasa as Yuri Ryo Tamura as Masao Eiji Okada as Mori Isao Sasaki as Mori's Son Mitsuko Tanaka as Reiko Haruhiko Okamura as Ogino
Crew
Masao Nakabori — Director of Photography Yuzo Inagaki — Director of Photography Kazumi Oneda — Director of Photography Yoshihiro Yanagawa — Editor Toru Fuyuki — Original Music Composer Toshirō Ishidō — Screenplay
Synopsis

Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.

Mood & Themes
suicidesibling relationshipbuddhismpriestincestsculptorchiselvoyeurism
Key Collaborators
Akio Jissoji Director Masao Nakabori Director of Photography Yuzo Inagaki Director of Photography Kazumi Oneda Director of Photography Yoshihiro Yanagawa Editor Toru Fuyuki Original Music Composer Toshirō Ishidō Screenplay Toyoaki Dan Producer Noriyoshi Ikeya Production Design
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