Ved en teceremoni møder den unge Kikuji Mitani sin afdøde fars elskerinde, enkefru Ota. Efter ceremonien opsøger hun ham, og der opstår en forbindelse imellem de to. Det bliver starten... Læs mere
Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes he loves.
Ogata Shingo is growing old, and his memory is failing him. At night he hears only the sound of death in the distant rumble from the mountain. The relationships which have... Læs mere
Tyve år er gået siden hittebarnet Chieko i kirsebærblomsternes tid blev fundet af Takichiro og hans kone Shige.Efter en øjensynlig lykkelig opvækst i den gamle kejserby blandt... Læs mere
The successful writer Oki has reached middle age and is filled with regrets. He returns to Kyoto to find Otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair many years before, and discovers that she is now a painter, living with a younger woman as her lover.
Den japanske nobelpristager Yasunari Kawabatas sene mesterværk om alderdom, begær og moral. En mørk aften ankommer den gamle mand Eguchi til et ensomt beliggende hus for at opleve... Læs mere
Kikuji has been invited to a tea ceremony by a mistress of his dead father. He is shocked to find there the mistress's rival and successor, Mrs Ota, and that the ceremony has been... Læs mere
Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other's black or white stones. The competition between the Master of Go and his opponent, Otake, is waged over... Læs mere