This Transient Life (1971)

  • NR
  • 03/22/1971 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 23m

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.

Akio Jissoji

Director

Toshirō Ishidō

Screenplay

Cast

Michiko Tsukasa's headshot

Michiko Tsukasa

Yuri
Ryo Tamura's headshot

Ryo Tamura

Masao
Eiji Okada's headshot

Eiji Okada

Mori
Isao Sasaki's headshot

Isao Sasaki

Mori's Son
Mitsuko Tanaka's headshot

Mitsuko Tanaka

Reiko
Haruhiko Okamura's headshot

Haruhiko Okamura

Ogino
Kozo Yamamura's headshot

Kozo Yamamura

Father
Kin Sugai's headshot

Kin Sugai

Mother

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