The Temple of the Golden Pavillion

(1976)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1976

Runtime: 109 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 高林陽一

Cast: 柴俊夫, 横光克彦, 島村佳江, テレサ野田, 辻萬長, 寺島雄作, 水原ゆう紀, Асао Утида, Эцуко Итихара, Jun Arai

Plot

The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. When his father dies, he’s sent to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mizoguchi is physically unattractive and becomes, in some way, jealous of the beautiful Temple that he loves so much.