It Was a Faint Dream
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.
March Comes in Like a Lion
The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are. They are brother and sister, she is seven and he is eight. She goes on to say that when she was seven and he was eight, she told her brother that she would marry him.
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Hitoshi Yazaki
Director
Shunichi Nagasaki
as
Kôen Okumura
as
Grandpa
Bang-ho Cho
as
Haruo / Brother
Kiyomi Itô
as
Housewife
