The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)

The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)

1962-01-21 Japan 98 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Synopsis by TheFlixtor - Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi. She is drawn to a melancholy young acolyte, Jinen, who has observed the profligacy of his cruel master and Satoko's utter dependence on the man. Jinen is both fascinated and disturbed by Satoko's interest in him; he is similarly caught between loathing of Kikuchi and of the dark circumstances of his birth and his own moral weakness. The story unfolds in a dreamlike manner—a flashback inspired by a now-infamous image on a silkscreen in the souvenir shop at the so-called Temple of the Wild Geese.

Cast

若尾文子 is Satoko Kirihara
Satoko Kirihara
三島雅夫 is Jikai Kitami
Jikai Kitami
木村功 is Atsumichi Uda
Atsumichi Uda
高見國一 is Jinen Horinouchi / Sutekichi
Jinen Horinouchi / Sutekichi
二代目 中村鴈治郎 is Nangaku Kishimoto
Nangaku Kishimoto
萬代峰子 is Tatsu Kirihara
Tatsu Kirihara
Yoshiko Kamo is Masumi Fujimoto
Masumi Fujimoto
小沢昭一 is Kuniitsu Takami
Kuniitsu Takami
西村晃 is Mokudō Kida
Mokudō Kida
荒木忍 is Dokuseki Sugimoto
Dokuseki Sugimoto
葛木香一 is Takemine Matsuyama
Takemine Matsuyama
Ryōnosuke Azuma is Shōan Kawaguchi
Shōan Kawaguchi