Collection

Buddhist Trilogy Collection

3 titles · in release order

Akio Jissoji's Buddhist Trilogy.

This Transient LifeThis Transient Life · 1970
This Transient Life
7.41970
MovieDrama
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.
MandalaMandala · 1971
Mandala
5.91971
MovieDrama
Two university students from Kyoto decide to swap partners and spend the night in an isolated motel. However, one of the couples is attacked. Desperate for answers, they search for the attackers and come across a cult that promotes sexual freedom.
PoemPoem · 1972
Poem
6.71972
MovieDrama
A rigidly devoted young servant lives in a decaying aristocratic household as its members drift toward modernity, hedonism, and financial collapse. While the family quarrels over the fate of their estate, he clings to tradition and ritual, becoming a quiet witness to the social change and emotional unrest around him.