Ugetsu monogatari 1953

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by: Yoshikata Yoda
Runtime: 96 minutes
Critics score:
Cast:
Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Lady Wakasa 
Mitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
Ohama 
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Miyagi 
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Genjurô 
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Tôbei 
Sugisaku Aoyama
Sugisaku Aoyama
Old Priest 
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Also known as:
  • Balladen om en blek og mystisk måne
  • Contos da Lua Vaga Depois da Chuva
  • La mujer perdida
  • Os Contos da Lua Vaga
  • Tales of Ugetsu
  • Ugetsu
  • Ugetsu - Erzählungen unter dem Regenmond
  • Ugetsu, cuentos de la luna pálida después de la lluvia
  • Unter dem Regenmond
  • うげつものがたり
  • 우게츠 이야기