Ugetsu

1953

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro (Masayuki Mori) and Tobei (Sakae Ozawa) 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 (Machiko Kyô), as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi (Kinuyo Tanaka) and Ohama (Mitsuko Mito).

JBscale

Superior

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Military and War

Length

1 hr. 37 mins.

US Theatrical Release

September 7, 1954

US Box Office

$11,197 (#6981 of 7074)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method

Criterion Collection #309 Digital Only

Aquired Format

iTunes

Aspect Ratio

FS 1.37:1

Audio

Japanese: DD 2.0 Mono

Studio

Criterion

Released

June 6, 2017

Acquired Date

December 20, 2024

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Actors

Machiko Kyô

Mitsuko Mito

Kinuyo Tanaka

Masayuki Mori

Eitarô Ozawa

Sugisaku Aoyama

Mitsusaburô Ramon

Ryôsuke Kagawa

Kichijirô Ueda

Shôzô Nanbu

Kikue Môri

Saburô Date

Directors

Kenji Mizoguchi

Producers

Masaichi Nagata

Writers

Matsutarô Kawaguchi

Yoshikata Yoda

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