The Book of the Dead

6.2|2005|1h 10m| JA

Overview: A sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan, bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, passes the time copying a special Buddhist sutra sent by her father who has been absent on official business for years. While gazing out her window one late afternoon, the setting sun creates a vision of a holy figure in the distant mountains.

Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance, History, Fantasy

Director: Kihachiro Kawamoto

Votes: 5