Poem

Barry Lyndon without costumes. A young man devoted to tradition observes a noble family's decline. Jissoji's formalism and the superb lead performance combine into a potent study of repressed longing.

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Akio Jissoji directed Poem in 1972. See Akio Jissoji's full filmography, where to start with Akio Jissoji, or where to go after you've seen everything by Akio Jissoji.

Poem was released in 1972 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 137 minutes.