Kinkakuji
Movie
金閣寺 1976/07/17
Character count8,679
Word count3,901
Unique words1,126
Unique words used once674
Unique kanji568
Unique kanji used once253
Difficulty beta Moderate

The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. When his father dies, he’s sent to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mizoguchi is physically unattractive and becomes, in some way, jealous of the beautiful Temple that he loves so much.

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