5.3

It Was a Faint Dream

Name: It Was a Faint Dream
Director: Akio Jissoji
Genre: Drama
Released: 1974-10-26T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Janet Hatta, Shin Kishida, Terada Minori, Chisako Hara, Kotobuki Hananomoto

(あさき夢みし)

19742h

Drama

Overview

Set in 13th century Kyoto, where the Imperial court is under control of the clergy. Shijo was a peasant girl sold to a powerful daima as a concubine. Bored by her life in seclusion she starts an affair with State Councillor and the brother of a retired Emperor. Realising that she is only a plaything of the court, she becomes a nun and wanders the country.