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The Water Was So Clear

The Water Was So Clear

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 14, 1973

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama

User Score

72%

Original Title

餓鬼草紙

Production Companies

Takabayashi Yoichi Production

Director

Yoichi Takabayashi

Description

A Buddhist priest rescues a homeless girl and brings her into his temple's household. Soon she becomes an essential part of the place. One night she is raped by a young man who then becomes her lover. The priest happens on them one night as they make love before the temple shrine, and he becomes erotically obsessed.