Ugetsu

Ugetsu

96 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | March 26, 1953

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.

Ugetsu

96 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | March 26, 1953

Ugetsu
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 雨月物語
Directors Tokuzō Tanaka, Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers Akinari Ueda, Hisakazu Tsuji, Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Cast

Machiko Kyō

as Lady Wakasa

Mitsuko Mito

as Ohama

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Miyagi

Masayuki Mori

as Genjurô

Eitarō Ozawa

as Tôbei

Sugisaku Aoyama

as Old Priest

Mitsusaburō Ramon

as Captain of Tamba Soldiers

Ryōsuke Kagawa

as Village Master

Kichijirô Ueda

as Shop Owner

Shōzō Nanbu

as Shintô Priest

Kikue Mōri

as Ukon

Ichirô Amano

as Boatsman

Eigorô Onoe

as Knight

Saburo Date

as Vassal

Fumihiko Yokoyama

as Meshiro

Ichisaburo Sawamura

as Genichi

Yukio Horikita

as Armored knight

Akira Shimizu

as Armored knight

Shuntaro Tamamura

as Armored knight

Shirō Osaki

as Armored knight

Toshio Chiba

as Armored knight

Hachiro Okuni

as Brothel armored knight

Shirô Miura

as Brothel guest

Tetsu Mikami

as Brothel guest

Jun Fujikawa

as Defeated soldier

Takaji Fukui

as Defeated soldier

Eiji Ishikura

as Defeated soldier

Tokurin Takeda

as Defeated soldier

Koji Kanda

as Defeated soldier

Masayoshi Kikuno

as Chôhatsu's soldier

Michio Yuri

as Chôhatsu's soldier

Teruko Omi

as Prostitute

Keiko Koyanagi

as Prostitute

Masako Tomura

as Prostitute

Tokiko Mita

as Lady attendant

Tokuko Ueda

as Lady attendant

Reiko Kongō

as Old Woman in Brothel

Ikkei Tamaki

as Villager