Summary "Temple of the Golden Pavillion" - About the psychological decline of a novice Buddhist monk. After the death of his father, the stammering Goichi Mizoguchi seeks succour and loftier insights in religion. Only to find all too soon that reality and the imagination are worlds apart. The social upheavals that began after World War II did not stop even at Buddhist temples. Convinced that all loftier values have long since degenerated, he sets fire to the Kinkaku-ji temple, thereby annihilating the symbol of his own dashed hopes. View more details
Directed : Yôichi Takabayashi
Written : Yukio Mishima Yôichi Takabayashi
Stars : Toshio Shiba Saburô Shinoda Katsuhiko Yokomitsu Yoshie Shimamura
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jul 16, 1976
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Art Theatre Guild (ATG) Kosha Ltd.
Summary "Temple of the Golden Pavillion" - About the psychological decline of a novice Buddhist monk. After the death of his father, the stammering Goichi Mizoguchi seeks succour and loftier insights in religion. Only to find all too soon that reality and the imagination are worlds apart. The social upheavals that began after World War II did not stop even at Buddhist temples. Convinced that all loftier values have long since degenerated, he sets fire to the Kinkaku-ji temple, thereby annihilating the symbol of his own dashed hopes. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jul 16, 1976
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Art Theatre Guild (ATG) Kosha Ltd.
