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"Enjo"
1958
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
A superb adaptation of Mishima's
novel Temple of the Golden Pavillion, this beautifully
photographed, disturbing portrait of a man pushed to
extremes is the story of innocence betrayed. The young man (played by
Ichikawa) comes to post-war Kyoto to become a monk at a cherished Japanese
temple. His miserably poor background and his innocence do not prepare him
for the pervasive corruption of the urban world, and in a final desperate
and violent act, he makes a plea for a fiery purity by setting fire to the
holy temple. Japanese with English subtitles.
98 minutes.
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