Release Date
06 Oct, 1990
Runtime
01:52: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
Toyoichi Otomo suffers from psychological and spiritual troubles after a horrific industrial accident. He lives with his elderly mother and wife near Mt. Aso in rural Kyushu. He seeks solace in a small religious group run by Buddhist nun Chishu-bo who claims to be the 68th descendant of famed 11th century poet Izumi Shikibu. The members of her sect regard her as a living saint. Yet instead of balming his soul, she riles his libido by playing a sexual cat-and-mouse game with the fragile Toyoichi. When she does bed him, it leads to a miracle healing -- followed by a terrible calamity.
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奥田瑛二
原田美枝子
香川京子
岸恵子
根岸明美
杉本哲太
井上治
原一男
熊井啓
木村威夫
Akimoto Matsuyo