The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Yoichi TakabayashiDirector
• Yoichi TakabayashiScreenplay

Cast

• Toshio ShibaCast
• Katsuhiko YokomitsuCast
• Yoshie ShimamuraCast
• Teresa NodaCast
• Kazunaga TsujiCast
• Yūsaku TerashimaCast
• Yūki MizuharaCast
• Asao UchidaCast
• Etsuko IchiharaCast
• Jun AraiCast
• Mariko KagaCast
• Saburo ShinodaCast

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