Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)
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- 96 mins
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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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Ugetsu Monogatari:
Machiko Kyo also in Rashomon , Kurosawa
Kinuyo Tanaka also in Sansho the Bailiff , Red Beard
Ryosuke Kagawa also in Sansho the Bailiff
Kikue Mori also in An Actor's Revenge , Sansho the Bailiff
Shozo Nanbu also in Warning from Space
Ugetsu Monogatari Trivia
Who played Lady Wakasa in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari?
Machiko Kyo played Lady Wakasa in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari
Who played Genjuro, Pottery Maker in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari?
Masayuki Mori played Genjuro, Pottery Maker in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari
Who played Miyagi, Genjuro's Wife in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari?
Kinuyo Tanaka played Miyagi, Genjuro's Wife in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari
Who played Tobei, Genjuro's Brotherin-Law in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari?
Sakae Ozawa played Tobei, Genjuro's Brotherin-Law in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari
Who played Ohama, Tobei's Wife in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari?
Mitsuko Mito played Ohama, Tobei's Wife in the movie Ugetsu Monogatari
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