Gaki Zoshi (1973)
Directed by Yoichi Takabayashi
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
Romance, rape, tension, repression and death: these are the quintessential themes explored in this dialogue-free Japanese black-and-white movie. A Buddhist priest rescues a homeless girl and brings her into his temple's household. Soon she becomes an essential part of the place. One night she is raped by a young man who then becomes her lover. The priest happens on them one night as they make love before the temple shrine, and he becomes erotically obsessed.
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death, homelessness, love, obsession, priest, rape, repression, rescue, romance, sex
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