Poem
1972 · Movie · 119 min. · Japan
The young houseboy in Uta wakes up every night to patrol the house of a teacher with a flashlight. He leads an austere life of meditation and he focuses his devotional attention on writing inscriptions for tombstones. In one of his tours he sees something he shouldn't have. The pervert pleasure of portraying him as a pillar of moral behaviour for the duration of the film is to see the downfall. As the teacher and his elder brother conspire to take over the mountain property of their grandfather and turn it over to realtors for a profit, Renge spends his time shuddering helpless, on his knees.
Direction Akio Jissoji
Cast Shin Kishida · Hiroko Sakurai · Saburo Shinoda · Ryo Tamura · Eiko Yanami
Soundtrack Toru Fuyuki
Screenplay Toshirô Ishidô
Cinematography Masao Nakabori
Original title Uta
Also known as Poem
6.6
22 votes (FilmAffinity)
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