Ugetsu
Sign in to saveUgetsu (雨月物語, Ugetsu Monogatari, lit. "Rain-moon tales") is a 1953 Japanese period fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on the stories "The House in the Thicket" and "The Lust of the White Serpent" from Ueda Akinari's 1776 book Ugetsu Monogatari, combining elements of the jidaigeki (period drama) genre with a ghost story.
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8.0In 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.
Released: 1953-03-2696 minDir: Kenji MizoguchiFantasy, Drama, Mystery
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
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Ugetsu
- Film.image
- Ugetsu monogatari poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Film.producer
- Masaichi Nagata
- Film.music
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Film.cinematography
- Kazuo Miyagawa
- Film.editing
- Mitsuzō Miyata
- Film.studio
- Daiei Film
- Film.distributor
- Daiei Film
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.country
- Japan
- Film.language
- Japanese
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Key dates
- Published
- 7 September 1954
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Silver Lion
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Based on
- Tales of Moonlight and Rain
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Screenwriter
- Yoshikata Yoda
- Cast member
- Saburō Date
- Composer
- Ichirō Saitō
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18 sectionsContents
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- Legacy
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- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Ugetsu (雨月物語, Ugetsu Monogatari, lit. "Rain-moon tales") is a 1953 Japanese period fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on the stories "The House in the Thicket" and "The Lust of the White Serpent" from Ueda Akinari's 1776 book Ugetsu Monogatari, combining elements of the jidaigeki (period drama) genre with a ghost story.
Drawing from Ueda's tales, the film is set in Japan's civil war–torn Azuchi–Momoyama period (1568–1600). In a small rural community, a potter leaves his wife and young son behind to make money selling pottery and ends up being seduced by a spirit that makes him forget all about his family. A subplot, inspired by Guy de Maupassant's 1883 short story "How He Got the Legion of Honor" ("Décoré !"), involves his brother-in-law, who dreams of becoming a samurai and chases this goal at the unintended expense of his wife.