It Was a Faint Dream
MovieTitle | あさき夢みし |
User score | 5.3 |
Release date | Oct 26, 1974 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Akio Jissoji |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Art Theatre Guild |
Run time | 120 min. |
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.