The Temple of Wild Geese(1962)

The Temple of Wild Geese Synopsis

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.

The Temple of Wild Geese (1962) is a drama film directed by Yūzō Kawashima, released on January 21, 1962 with a runtime of 1h 38m. It stars Ayako Wakao, Masao Mishima, Isao Kimura and Kuniichi Takami. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 16 ratings.