Japan / Aug 08, 1970
2h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kin Sugai | Mother |
| Kotobuki Hananomoto | Iwashita |
| Eiji Sato | |
| Akiji Kobayashi | |
| Minori Terada |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 無常 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Art Theatre Guild |
| Release date | 8 agosto 1970 |
| Production | Toyoaki Dan |
| Writer | Toshirō Ishidō |
| Editing | Yoshihiro Yanagawa |
| Cinematography | Masao Nakabori, Kazumi Oneda, Yuzo Inagaki |
| Assistant directors | Akio Jissoji |
| Camera operators | Masao Nakabori, Kazumi Oneda, Yuzo Inagaki |
| Additional photography | Masao Nakabori, Kazumi Oneda, Yuzo Inagaki |
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| Production design | Noriyoshi Ikeya |
| Art direction | Noriyoshi Ikeya |
| Set decoration | Noriyoshi Ikeya |
| Music | Toru Fuyuki, Masao Izumida, Tetsuzo Ozawa, Koichi Hirose |
| Sound | Masao Izumida, Tetsuzo Ozawa, Toru Fuyuki, Koichi Hirose |
| Collection | Buddhist Trilogy Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 22, 1971
Physical media
United States / Aug 10, 2019 / Blu-ray
Japan / Jan 13, 2021 / Blu-ray
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