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This Transient Life
This Transient Life

This Transient Life

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

143 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

08 August 1970

Country

Japan

Cast

Michiko Tsukasa

Michiko Tsukasa

Yuri

Ryo Tamura

Ryo Tamura

Masao

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Mori

Isao Sasaki

Isao Sasaki

Mori's Son

Mitsuko Tanaka

Mitsuko Tanaka

Reiko

Haruhiko Okamura

Haruhiko Okamura

Ogino

Kozo Yamamura

Kozo Yamamura

Father

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Mother

Kotobuki Hananomoto

Kotobuki Hananomoto

Iwashita

Eiji Sato

Eiji Sato

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

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