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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.1 / 100
1958·Drama·1h 39m

CONFLAGRATION

Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological distress.

Above the Line
Kon Ichikawa·DirectorKeiji Hasebe·ScreenplayNatto Wada·ScreenplayKazuo Miyagawa·Director of PhotographyToshirō Mayuzumi·Original Music ComposerShigeo Nishida·Editor
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa·Goichi MizoguchiTatsuya Nakadai·TokariMichiyo Aratama·Mistress of the floral artGanjirō Nakamura II·Tayama DosenYōko UrajiTamao Nakamura·Woman at GobanchoYoichi Funaki·TsurukawaTanie Kitabayashi·Aki, Goichi's motherKinzō ShinRyōsuke Kagawa·Priest Zenkai
Full Crew
(23 credits)
Directing· 2
Kon Ichikawa·DirectorTokuzō Tanaka·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Keiji Hasebe·ScreenplayNatto Wada·ScreenplayKon Ichikawa·ScreenplayYukio Mishima·Novel
Camera· 1
Kazuo Miyagawa·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Shigeo Nishida·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Toshirō Mayuzumi·Original Music ComposerToru Kurashima·Sound Effects EditorMasao Ōsumi·SoundShôichi Kondô·Sound RecordistMasao Ōsumi·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
Yoshinobu Nishioka·Art DirectionToshiaki Maki·Costume DesignShigeru Katō·Assistant Art DirectorShunzo Matsumoto·Set DecorationTeruo Kajitani·Set DesignerMasanori Kobayashi·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Masaichi Nagata·ProducerMasaichi Nagata·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 2
Emi Ishii·HairstylistKen'ichi Okamoto·Gaffer
By the Numbers
70.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Conflagration's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FF4500
#D4A017
Mood
Intense, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
Modern
Visual Style
Painted

“The image shows a golden, multi-tiered pagoda-style building engulfed in flames, with black smoke billowing behind it. The building is reflected in the water be”

horror
Key Elements
PagodaFireSmokeWater
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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