It Was a Faint Dream

(1974)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1974

Runtime: 120 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 実相寺昭雄

Cast: ジャネット八田, 岸田森, Минори Терада, 原知佐子, 花ノ本寿, 天田俊明, 毒蝮三太夫, Mitsuko Hoshi, 小松方正, 奥村公延

Plot

Set in 13th century Kyoto, where the Imperial court is under control of the clergy. Shijo was a peasant girl sold to a powerful daima as a concubine. Bored by her life in seclusion she starts an affair with State Councillor and the brother of a retired Emperor. Realising that she is only a plaything of the court, she becomes a nun and wanders the country.