Temple of the Wild Geese

Yuzo Kawashima’s acutely observed, ironic drama follows a contracted lover and a Buddhist monk who become close due to their hardscrabble childhoods. New 4K restoration. The young monk Jinen lives at a Buddhist temple known for its paintings of wild geese which is governed by a cruel high priest who subjects his hired lover Satoko to his sexual desires. She pitties and is fascinated by the quiet, tortured Jinen. When she seeks him out they prove to have had the same kind of impoverished youth and this brings them together. "The making of this film was incredibly helpful in figuring out what my goals are to be for my direction. Concurrently, I want to thank…