Conflagration (1958)★ 7.1/10

JP · 99 min · August 19, 1958

• Drama

Directed by: Kon Ichikawa

Written by: Yukio Mishima, Natto Wada, Keiji Hasebe, Kon Ichikawa

Follows Mizoguchi, an aspiring Buddhist monk who became involved in the temple that was owned by his father. Through a series of flashbacks, framed as a police interrogation, Mizoguchi unravels the story of his obsession with the temple beginning with his childhood.