The Virgin Witness
An uncle decides to put his delinquent orphaned niece into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of discipline, she ends up falling in love with the nun who is in charge of her.
An uncle decides to put his delinquent orphaned niece into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of discipline, she ends up falling in love with the nun who is in charge of her.
Ayako Wakao
Chiei, Nun
Michiyo Yasuda
Kazue Tozaki
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Gyôshun
Toru Koyanagi
Shirô Hara
Saburo Date
Policeman
Shōzō Nanbu
Shûken
Tsuyako Okajima
Otake
Fukuko Sayo
Myosen, Nun
Yūsaku Terashima
Teizô
An uncle decides to put his delinquent orphaned niece into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of discipline, she ends up falling in love with the nun who is in charge of her.
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