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7 September 1954 (USA) more
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In the civil wars of 16th century Japan, two ambitious peasants want to make their fortunes. The potter... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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Masayuki Mori ... Genjurô
Machiko Kyô ... Lady Wakasa
Kinuyo Tanaka ... Miyagi
Eitarô Ozawa ... To^bei (as Sakae Ozawa)
Ikio Sawamura ... Genichi
Mitsuko Mito ... Ohama
Kikue Môri ... Ukon
Ryôsuke Kagawa ... Village Master
Eigoro Onoe ... Knight
Saburo Date ... Vassal
Sugisaku Aoyama ... Old Priest
Reiko Kongo ... Old Woman in Brothel
Shozo Nanbu ... Shinto Priest
Ichirô Amano ... Boatsman
Kichijirô Ueda ... Shop Owner
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Also Known As:
Tales of Ugetsu (USA) (literal English title)
Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain (informal literal English title)
Ugetsu (USA) (DVD box title)
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94 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Referenced in Aru eiga-kantoku no shogai (1975) more

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Haunting and beautiful, 8 July 2003
Author: diogoal-2 (diogoal@yahoo.com) from Niterói, Brazil

This was my first Mizoguchi movie, so perhaps I watched it a little with child´s eyes. I liked it very much - it´s more fast-paced than I would expect from Japanese filmmaking. Mizoguchi is indeed a visual poet, the visual composition of every sequence looks as have been carefully planned, with much more importance given to imagery rather than dialogue. "Ugetsu" main themes, I believe, are the submission of women on feudal Japan - the transformation of the lives of the wifes of the two pottery dealers is treated very handsomely, each one striving to lead a decent life after being abandoned by their husbands, but failing in the end. The boat scene, with the encounter of a dying man, is also very beautiful. It´s a major turning point in the film, similar to a scene in Kurosawa´s "Throne of Blood" (mist, swamp, incertainty...)

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