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Enjo

Enjo (1958)

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This docudrama by Kon Ichikawa is based on a real-life incident that took place in 1950. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (also the title of a novel on the subject by Yukio Mishima) rests in the northern hills of Kyoto. The original pavilion was a villa constructed by the Shogun Yoshimitsu (1358-1409) as a place for leisurely relaxation. After he died, the gold-leafed building was given over for religious use as a temple. As this drama relates, a stuttering temple acolyte who loved the building

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Natto Wada, Keiji Hasebe

Mar 28, 1995

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Critic Reviews for Enjo

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This dignified, purposeful film is often touching as a case history of doomed innocense at bay. But its coils of compromise and corruption are even more credible and haunting.

October 23, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Howard Thompson
New York Times
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A devastating critique of postwar Japanese society; it signaled Ichikawa's emergence as a mature director.

August 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Elliott Stein
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The director's favourite among his own films.

October 23, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
Trevor Johnston
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Brilliant in detailing the events which lead up to this youth's final experience.

August 28, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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