Is This Transient Life sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does This Transient Life end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Transient Life easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Transient Life scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Transient Life violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

This Transient Life

Name: This Transient Life
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970
Duration: 143 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Michiko Tsukasa, Ryo Tamura, Eiji Okada, Isao Sasaki, Mitsuko Tanaka

Directed by Akio Jissoji

Produced by Art Theatre Guild

1970143 min7.4 / 10

A dark, spiritually fraught meditation on transgression, desire, and moral consequence set against the austere backdrop of Buddhist monasticism.

Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.

Clusters

Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Priests and Religious Leaders Monks And Temple Life Stalkers and Voyeurs Movies About Artists

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Suicide Sibling Relationship Buddhism Priest Incest Sculptor Chisel Voyeurism

Questions people ask

Is This Transient Life sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does This Transient Life end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is This Transient Life easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is This Transient Life scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is This Transient Life violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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