Ugetsu

About Ugetsu

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.

Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu is a 1953 fantasy mystery film. Machiko Kyō stars as Lady Wakasa, Mitsuko Mito as Ohama, Kinuyo Tanaka as Miyagi, and Masayuki Mori as Genjurô.

It runs 96 minutes and was released in March 1953. Written by Yoshikata Yoda. The story is adapted from a novel.

Members will find tragedy, rural area, samurai, and greed in it. In the United States it streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel. It scores 8.0 out of 10 from 676 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

Throne of Blood, Kagemusha, and Seven Samurai make useful companions to Ugetsu, all filed under black and white, feudal japan, and ghost.