The Temple of the Golden Pavillion
MovieTitle | 金閣寺 |
User score | 6.3 |
Release date | Jul 17, 1976 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Yoichi Takabayashi |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Art Theatre Guild, Takabayashi Yoichi Production, Eizo Kyoto Film Co. |
Run time | 110 min. |
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.