Ugetsu

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Drama
Fantasy
Mystery

Overview

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Keywords

based on novel or book
tragedy
ghost
japan
black and white
rural area
samurai
greed
16th century
historical romance
feudal japan
jidaigeki
warring states period
sengoku period
bigamy

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 26, 1953
Original language: Japanese
Spoken languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Production: Daiei Film
Cast: Machiko Kyō,Mitsuko Mito,Kinuyo Tanaka,Masayuki Mori,Eitarō Ozawa,Sugisaku Aoyama,Mitsusaburō Ramon,Ryōsuke Kagawa,Kichijirō Ueda,Shōzō Nanbuand 34 more
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer: Yoshikata Yoda,Matsutarō Kawaguchi,Akinari Ueda,Hisakazu Tsuji
Producer: Masaichi Nagata
Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa
Music: Tamekichi Mochizuki,Ichirō Saitō,Fumio Hayasaka
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0046478