This Transient Life
無常
1970 · 2h 23m · Drama · Japan
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.
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Akio JissojiWritten by
Toshirō Ishidō6.5Smart score
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buddhismchiselincestpriestsculptorsibling relationshipsuicidevoyeurism
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