Underplayed Gems

Kinkakuji (1976)

Kinkakuji poster
Original title
金閣寺
Directed by
Yoichi Takabayashi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man becomes obsessed with a beautiful ancient temple in Kyoto. His fixation grows alongside a deep sense of emptiness and leads to a destructive act.

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What happens

『金閣寺』(きんかくじ)は、1976年(昭和51年)7月17日公開の日本映画。たかばやしよういちプロダクション+映像京都+ATG提携作品。 三島由紀夫の同名小説『金閣寺』を、高林陽一監督が映画化したもので、市川崑監督の『炎上』(1958年)に次ぐ2度目の映画化作品。 全体的に空虚感と緊張感が漂うタッチとなっており、カラーと白黒が入り混じる構成が見られる。金閣炎上と三島の自決の時代に共にあった高林監督自身による渾身の映像化作品として知られる。当時としては過激とも考えられる市原悦子などの濡れ場や、戦中戦後の生活様式が垣間見られるものである。劇中では『エリーゼのために』のオルゴール版が使われている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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