Dojoji Temple

Dojoji Temple

Directed by Kihachiro Kawamoto

Produced by Sakura Motion Picture

197619 min6.3 / 10

A dark, melancholic adaptation of a Japanese legend about obsessive love and supernatural vengeance, steeped in temple spirituality and tragic inevitability.

Anchin, a young monk on a pilgrimage with his master, asks the widow Kiyohime to stay the night. The widow falls in love with him but he rejects her, lying that he will return.

Questions people ask

  • Does Dojoji Temple end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Dojoji Temple sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Dojoji Temple scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Dojoji Temple violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Dojoji Temple easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise48

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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