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6.5 1h 38m

The Temple of Wild Geese

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi. She is drawn to a melancholy young acolyte, Jinen, who has observed the profligacy of his cruel master and Satoko's utter dependence on the man. Jinen is both fascinated and disturbed by Satoko's interest in him; he is similarly caught between loathing of Kikuchi and of the dark circumstances of his birth and his own moral weakness. The story unfolds in a dreamlike manner—a flashback inspired by a now-infamous image on a silkscreen in the souvenir shop at the so-called Temple of the Wild Geese.

Top Cast

  • Ayako Wakao

    Ayako Wakao

    Satoko Kirihara

  • Masao Mishima

    Masao Mishima

    Jikai Kitami

  • Isao Kimura

    Isao Kimura

    Atsumichi Uda

  • Kuniichi Takami

    Kuniichi Takami

    Jinen Horinouchi / Sutekichi

  • Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Nangaku Kishimoto

  • Mineko Yorozuyo

    Mineko Yorozuyo

    Tatsu Kirihara

  • Yoshiko Kamo

    Yoshiko Kamo

    Masumi Fujimoto

  • Shoichi Ozawa

    Shoichi Ozawa

    Kuniitsu Takami

  • Kō Nishimura

    Kō Nishimura

    Mokudō Kida

Overview

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi. She is drawn to a melancholy young acolyte, Jinen, who has observed the profligacy of his cruel master and Satoko's utter dependence on the man. Jinen is both fascinated and disturbed by Satoko's interest in him; he is similarly caught between loathing of Kikuchi and of the dark circumstances of his birth and his own moral weakness. The story unfolds in a dreamlike manner—a flashback inspired by a now-infamous image on a silkscreen in the souvenir shop at the so-called Temple of the Wild Geese.

Rating

6.5 / 10
16 Reviews
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