The Mask and Destiny (1955)
- Original title
- Shuzenji monogatari
- Directed by
- Noboru Nakamura
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A film set in historical Japan about a man whose face is disfigured by illness. He hides his features behind a mask, leading to complicated feelings with those around him, including his wife and a famous warrior.
melancholicslow-burncontemplativeemotionally restrainedatmosphericstylizedtragicclassicaldignified
What happens
«Повесть о храме Сюдзэндзи» (яп. 修禅寺物語, сюдзэндзи моногатари; другое русское название «Маска и судьба»; англ. A Tale of Shuzenji / The Mask and Destiny) — японский фильм, поставленный режиссёром Нобору Накамурой в 1955 году. Костюмная драма по произведению Кидо Окамото. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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