Yôsô (1963)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Release: 1963-10-05
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Writers: Teinosuke Kinugasa , Jun Sagara , Fuji Yahiro
Language: Japanese
Stars: Raizō Ichikawa , Yukiko Fuji , Miyako Endō , Tomisaburō Wakayama , Hikosaburo Kataoka , Eitarō Ozawa , Masayo Banri , Mieko Kondô , Katsuhiko Kobayashi , Jun’ichirô Narita
Runtime: 98 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Bronze Magician , 妖僧 (Japan) , Yôsô , Priest and Empress , Таинственный монах (Russian Federation) , The Sorcerer
Plot: A Buddhist priest becomes also a magician, dedicating himself to the protection of life wherever it's needed, whereupon he finds himself in direct service of the Queen. Political intrigue tightens around him as it is increasingly assumed that he harbors ulterior motives. Set in Japan's Nara Era (710 - 794 A.D.), the story is loosely based on Mikado (Empress) Koken-Shotoku and Dokyo, a Yamabushi (mountain warrior monk who practices a rugged, intense form of Vajrayana Buddhism founded by his master, Do-en).
IMDB:tt0057704