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The Book of the Dead (2005) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2005 · 70 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Kihachiro Kawamoto
- Starring
- Rie Miyazawa, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Kyôko Kishida
In feudal Japan, a secluded aristocratic woman, restless and naive to life beyond her manor, spends her days diligently copying a rare Buddhist sutra her father, away on official duties for years, has sent her. One late afternoon, as the sun sets, its light outlines a distant holy figure on the mountains, stirring a profound, silent reverence within her.
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