Bell of Purity Temple (1992)
- Original title
- 清凉寺的钟声
- Directed by
- Xie Jin
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Japanese infant is abandoned in China after the Sino-Japanese War. The film follows his life as he is raised by a Chinese family.
poignantsomberrestrainedhistoricalemotionalreflectivetenderslow-paced
What happens
Bell of Purity Temple (simplified Chinese: 清凉寺的钟声; traditional Chinese: 清涼寺的鐘聲; pinyin: qīng liáng sì de zhōng shēng) is a 1992 Chinese film about the life of a Japanese infant deserted in China after Sino-Japanese War. It is presented by Shanghai Film Studio and directed by Xie Jin, starring Pu Cunxin, Komaki Kurihara, Ding Yi, You Yong and Zhu Xu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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