The Temple of the Golden Pavillion (1976)
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.
Director:
Yoichi Takabayashi
Writer:
Yoichi Takabayashi
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Toshio Shiba as |
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Katsuhiko Yokomitsu as |
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Yoshie Shimamura as |
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Teresa Noda as |
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Kazunaga Tsuji as |
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Yūsaku Terashima as |
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Yūki Mizuhara as |
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Asao Uchida as |
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Etsuko Ichihara as |
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Jun Arai as |
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Mariko Kaga as |
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Saburo Shinoda as |
| Directing | Yoichi Takabayashi | Director |
| Writing | Yoichi Takabayashi | Screenplay |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Reijiro Yamashita | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Fujio Morita | Director of Photography |
| Production | Teruo Takabayashi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Yukio Mishima | Original Story |