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The temple of dawn


A young man expends his spirit in the obsessive pursuit of a beautiful woman and a passionate search for mystical enlightement.


The temple of the golden pavilion.


The son of a poor rural priest becomes an acolyte at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Mizoguchi had built up an image of ideal beauty in his mind based on this Golden Pavilion; this ideal image causes him to feel disappointed in any supposed form of beauty, even the …


Thirst for love


A woman’s obsessive love for an 18-year-old youth destroys her.


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