Buddhist Trilogy Collection

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   This Transient Life

   8/8/19702h 23m 7.4

   Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.

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   Mandala

   9/11/19712h 15m 5.9

   Two university students from Kyoto decide to swap partners and spend the night in an isolated motel. However, one of the couples is attacked. Desperate for answers, they search for the attackers and come across a cult that promotes sexual freedom.

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   Poem

   6/17/19722h 17m 6.7

   A rigidly devoted young servant lives in a decaying aristocratic household as its members drift toward modernity, hedonism, and financial collapse. While the family quarrels over the fate of their estate, he clings to tradition and ritual, becoming a quiet witness to the social change and emotional unrest around him.

All movies in this collection

7.4

This Transient Life

1970 ·

5.9

Mandala

1971 ·

6.7

Poem

1972 ·