Blue Buddha

Curator Madame Françoise René De Cotret Travels To Japan To Procure Loans Of Buddhist Sculptures For A Forthcoming Exhibition To Be Held At The Cernushi Museum In Paris. She Is Reunited With Her Japanese Friend Itsue And Learns About Her Troubled Romance With A Korean National Françoise In Turn Becomes Attracted To A Buddhist Monk. Later As The Two Women Travel Around The Kansai Area They Are Caught By Leaders Of A Criminal Syndicate When They Discover Stolen Statues Waiting To Be Exported. . Along With An Appendix Of Factual Information About Temples In The Kansai Area A Co-Production Of Forty Years Experience In Japan Authors Abbott And Léveillé Weave Together A Tale Of Suspense And Romantic Intrigue With Actual Historical And Geographical Locations.