This Transient Life

This Transient Life

This Transient Life

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This Transient Life

1970

2h 23m

7.4(47 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Michiko Tsukasa

Michiko Tsukasa

Yuri

Ryo Tamura

Ryo Tamura

Masao

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Mori

Isao Sasaki

Isao Sasaki

Mori's Son

Mitsuko Tanaka

Reiko

Haruhiko Okamura

Ogino

Kozo Yamamura

Father

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Mother

Kotobuki Hananomoto

Iwashita

Eiji Sato

Creative team

Directed by: Akio Jissoji
Written by: Toshirō Ishidō
Produced by: Toyoaki Dan

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