Ugetsu poster
Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda

Ugetsu

Original Title: 雨月物語

Release Date: 1953-03-26

Duration: 96 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Machiko Kyō
    Lady Wakasa
  • Saburo Date
    Vassal
  • Kichijirō Ueda
    Shop Owner
  • Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
    Soldier
  • Masayuki Mori
    Genjurô
  • Kinuyo Tanaka
    Miyagi
  • Eitarō Ozawa
    Tôbei
  • Sugisaku Aoyama
    Old Priest
  • Tokiko Mita
    Lady Attendant
  • Yukio Horikita
    Armored Knight