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Ugetsu

Original title: Ugetsu monogatari
  • 1953
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
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8.2/10
25K
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Ugetsu (1953)
A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.
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A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.

  • Director
    • Kenji Mizoguchi
  • Writers
    • Hisakazu Tsuji
    • Akinari Ueda
    • Matsutarô Kawaguchi
  • Stars
    • Masayuki Mori
    • Machiko Kyô
    • Kinuyo Tanaka
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kenji Mizoguchi
    • Writers
      • Hisakazu Tsuji
      • Akinari Ueda
      • Matsutarô Kawaguchi
    • Stars
      • Masayuki Mori
      • Machiko Kyô
      • Kinuyo Tanaka
    • 107User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Trailer 3:37
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    Machiko Kyô and Masayuki Mori in Ugetsu (1953)
    Kenji Mizoguchi, Kazuo Miyagawa, and Masayuki Mori in Ugetsu (1953)
    Machiko Kyô and Masayuki Mori in Ugetsu (1953)
    Ugetsu (1953)
    Ugetsu (1953)
    Ugetsu (1953)
    Ugetsu (1953)
    Masayuki Mori in Ugetsu (1953)
    Masayuki Mori in Ugetsu (1953)
    Mitsuko Mito and Masayuki Mori in Ugetsu (1953)
    Kinuyo Tanaka in Ugetsu (1953)
    Masayuki Mori and Kinuyo Tanaka in Ugetsu (1953)

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    Masayuki Mori
    Masayuki Mori
    • Genjurô
    Machiko Kyô
    Machiko Kyô
    • Lady Wakasa
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Miyagi
    Mitsuko Mito
    Mitsuko Mito
    • Ohama
    Eitarô Ozawa
    Eitarô Ozawa
    • Tôbei
    • (as Sakae Ozawa)
    Sugisaku Aoyama
    Sugisaku Aoyama
    • Old Priest
    Mitsusaburô Ramon
    • Captain of Tamba Soldiers
    Ryôsuke Kagawa
    Ryôsuke Kagawa
    • Village Master
    Kichijirô Ueda
    Kichijirô Ueda
    • Shop Owner
    Shôzô Nanbu
    • Shintô Priest
    Kikue Môri
    Kikue Môri
    • Ukon
    Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka
    • Soldier
    Ichirô Amano
    • Boatsman
    Eigorô Onoe
    • Knight
    Saburô Date
    Saburô Date
    • Vassal
    Fumihiko Yokoyama
    • Meshiro
    Ichisaburo Sawamura
    • Genichi
    Koji Murata
    • Director
      • Kenji Mizoguchi
    • Writers
      • Hisakazu Tsuji
      • Akinari Ueda
      • Matsutarô Kawaguchi
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The plot is a combination of two tales from the work of Ueda Akinari called "Tales of moon and rain".
    • Goofs
      After the soldier cuts off the general's head there's no blood on his sword.
    • Quotes

      Ohama: Success always comes at a price, and we pay in suffering.

    • Connections
      Edited into Origins of the 21st Century (2000)

    User reviews107

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    Haunting and beautiful
    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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    5
    • diogoal-2
    • Jul 8, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tales of Ugetsu
    • Filming locations
      • Daiei Studios, Tokyo, Japan(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Daiei Studios
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,197
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,154
      • Mar 5, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,959
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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