BigList
Login / Sign up
Ugetsu (1953)

Ugetsu (1953)

Drama Fantasy Mystery
Release Date: 1953, March 26
Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi
Countries: Japan
Production: Daiei Film
Cast: Kichijirō Ueda, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Mito, Eitarō Ozawa, Sugisaku Aoyama, Mitsusaburō Ramon, Ryōsuke Kagawa, Shōzō Nanbu, Kikue Mōri, Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

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