After the Wind Has Gone (1996)

Original title

風のかたみ

Directed by

Yukiko Takayama

Genre

drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A earnest young man travels to the capital of Heian-era Kyoto hoping to make a name for himself. He falls deeply in love with his master's daughter, but her secret first love leads to a tragic outcome.

melancholicromantictragicperiodslow-burndreamlikeintensepoetic

What happens

『風のかたみ』（かぜのかたみ）は、福永武彦が「婦人之友」に連載し、1968年に刊行した時代小説。映画及び舞台化された。 平安時代、立身出世を夢見て百鬼夜行する京の都へやってきた実直な青年。彼の主家の娘へ寄せる一途で激しい想いと娘の秘めた初恋が引き起こした若者たちの悲劇の顛末を、『今昔物語』に題材を得て無常観を根底に描いた王朝ロマン。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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