This Transient Life

This Transient Life (1970)

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Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.

Date of release
1970-08-08
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (48)
Runtime
2h 23m
Genres
Drama
Director
Akio Jissoji
Collection
Buddhist Trilogy Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Golden Leopard

This Transient Life is a 1970 Japanese erotic drama film directed by Akio Jissoji, in his feature directorial debut. It is the first film in Jissoji's Buddhist Trilogy. Starring Ryō Tamura and Michiko Tsukasa, it follows a young man who falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk from a nearby Buddhist Monastery finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.

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