Japan Synopsis
無常
Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.
The 1969–1971 Japan Window
64 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. This Transient Life sits at position #12.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with This Transient Life. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Art Theatre Guild
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when This Transient Life premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,431 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #624 of 1,933 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Art Theatre Guild |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Release Date | August 8, 1970 |
| IMDb | tt0128364 |