Ugetsu

1953 · directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Rating
100/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250

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 (1953), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, rates 100/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Machiko Kyō
  • Mitsuko Mito
  • Kinuyo Tanaka
  • Masayuki Mori
  • Eitarō Ozawa
  • Sugisaku Aoyama
  • Mitsusaburō Ramon
  • Ryōsuke Kagawa
  • Kichijirō Ueda
  • Shōzō Nanbu

Crew

  • Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography
  • Mitsuzō Miyata — Editor
  • Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer
  • Ichirō Saitō — Original Music Composer
  • Tamekichi Mochizuki — Original Music Composer
  • Yoshikata Yoda — Screenplay

More from Kenji Mizoguchi

  1. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — 89/100 · hit
  2. The Life of Oharu (1952) — 88/100 · hit
  3. Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — 87/100 · hit
  4. A Geisha (1953) — 86/100 · hit
  5. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) — 84/100 · hit
  6. Osaka Elegy (1936) — 82/100 · hit

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