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THIS TRANSIENT LIFE

無常

Directed by Akio Jissoji
Japan, 1970
Drama, Erotica
  • 144144 minutes

Synopsis

Near a remote Buddhist monastery, Masao falls in love with his older sister, Yuri, and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, Masao tries to keep this a secret from his parents and decides to move away to become an assistant to a master sculptor, only to complicate matters with his affairs.

Synopsis

Near a remote Buddhist monastery, Masao falls in love with his older sister, Yuri, and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, Masao tries to keep this a secret from his parents and decides to move away to become an assistant to a master sculptor, only to complicate matters with his affairs.