Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)
- Starring:
- Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, (more)
- Director(s):
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Ugetsu Monogatari
Presented in a manner as eerie as it is heartbreaking, this film is a gorgeous supernatural fable about the folly of men with dreams larger than their abilities and their women who suffer as a result. Genjuro (Masuyaki Mori) is a potter who longs for wealth and luxury, while Tobei (Sakae Ozawa), a farmer, dreams of the glories of the samurai to the point of ignoring his wife. Though a war rages around them, they venture to town to sell their wares. Genjuro becomes bewitched by a beautiful though vengeful ghost (Machiko Kyo), while his wife is murdered by a soldier; Tobei becomes a noted warrior, while his wife descends into prostitution after being raped while searching for her husband. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast of Ugetsu Monogatari
- Machiko Kyo - Lady Wakasa
- Kinuyo Tanaka - Miyagi, Genjuro's Wife
- Mitsuko Mito - Ohama, Tobei's Wife
- Kichijiro Tsuchida - Silk Merchant
- Sugisaku Aoyama - Old Priest
- Kichijiro Ueda - Shop Owner
- Ryosuke Kagawa - Village master
- Masayuki Mori - Genjuro, Pottery Maker
- Sakae Ozawa - Tobei, Genjuro's Brotherin-Law
- Ikio Sawamura - Genichi
- Mitsusaburo Ramon - Captain of Tamba Soldiers
- Kikue Mori - Ukon
- Shozo Nanbu - Shinto Priest
- Director(s):
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Writer(s):
- Yoshikata Yoda
- Producer(s):
- Masaichi Nagata
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1953 - Venice International Film Festival - Silver Lion
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