Synopsis
A sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan, bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, passes the time copying a special Buddhist sutra sent by her father who has been absent on official business for years. While gazing out her window one late afternoon, the setting sun creates a vision of a holy figure in the distant mountains.
Movie Information
- Director
- Kihachiro Kawamoto
- Writers
- Shinobu Orikuchi
- Release Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 70 minutes
- Genre
- Animation, Drama, Romance, History, Fantasy
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (6 votes)
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A sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan, bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, passes the time copying a special Buddhist sutra sent by her father who has been absent on official business for years. While gazing out her window one late afternoon, the setting sun creates a vision of a holy figure in the distant mountains.
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