Conflagration

Japanese master Kon Ichikawa transformed one of Japan’s most important 20th-century novels into one of its greatest films. Ichikawa’s stark, poignant film is unforgettably rendered in stunning black and white with haunting, incantatory music.

The story follows the spiritual and psychological breakdown of an introverted, troubled youth named Goichi, whose desire for pure beauty leads him to Kyoto’s Shukaku temple, where he becomes an apprentice to the priest. Haunted by the trauma of his father’s death, Goichi is unable to reconcile the sacred beauty of the temple with postwar reality, and his absolutist ideals become increasingly distorted until they lead to destruction. 

Filmography: Dora Heita (2000), Princess from the Moon (1987), An Actor's Revenge (1963), The Burmese Harp (1956).

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