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Ugetsu

Ugetsu

Mar 26, 1953 1h 36m
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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.

Title Ugetsu
Companies Daiei Film
Countries Japan
Keywords japan, samurai, based on novel or book, greed, bigamy, tragedy, rural area, black and white, ghost, jidaigeki, sengoku period, feudal japan, 16th century, warring states period
Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Wakasa
Mitsusaburō Ramon

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Captain of Tamba Soldiers
Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Village Master
Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Shintô Priest
Koji Murata

Koji Murata

Armored Knight
Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Armored Knight
Akira Shimizu

Akira Shimizu

Armored Knight
Shuntaro Tamamura

Shuntaro Tamamura

Armored Knight
Shirō Osaki

Shirō Osaki

Armored Knight
Toshio Chiba

Toshio Chiba

Armored Knight
Hachiro Okuni

Hachiro Okuni

Brothel Armored Knight
Shirō Miura

Shirō Miura

Brothel Guest
Hajime Koshikawa

Hajime Koshikawa

Brothel Guest
Tetsu Mikami

Tetsu Mikami

Brothel Guest
Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Defeated Soldier
Takaji Fukui

Takaji Fukui

Defeated Soldier
Eiji Ishikura

Eiji Ishikura

Defeated Soldier
Tokurin Takeda

Tokurin Takeda

Defeated Soldier
Koji Kanda

Koji Kanda

Defeated Soldier
Masayoshi Kikuno

Masayoshi Kikuno

Chôhatsu's Soldier
Michio Yuri

Michio Yuri

Chôhatsu's Soldier
Sô Funagami

Sô Funagami

Chôhatsu's Soldier
Shigeru Hasegawa

Shigeru Hasegawa

Chôhatsu's Soldier
Teruko Omi

Teruko Omi

Prostitute
Tokiko Mita

Tokiko Mita

Lady Attendant
Tokuko Ueda

Tokuko Ueda

Lady Attendant
Sachiko Soma

Sachiko Soma

Lady Attendant
Reiko Kongō

Reiko Kongō

Old Woman in Brothel