Movie
![Poster of the movie Ugetsu [1953]](/images/posters/1000x1500/43/ugetsu-monogatari-1953-orig-poster.jpg)
1953 Fantasy drama
1h 34min
Original title | Ugetsu monogatari |
Original lang. | Japanese |
Country | Japan |
An atmospheric ghost story centered on two peasants -- a potter and an aspiring samurai -- living in war-torn 16th-century Japan. Hoping to profit from the upheaval around them, the men leave their homes and wives behind to pursue their dreams of fortune and glory.
Directed by | Kenji Mizoguchi |
Written by | Matsutarô Kawaguchi, Akinari Ueda |
Company | Edward HarrisonEdward HarrisonEdward Harrison |
Starring
Machiko Kyô
Mitsuko Mito
Kinuyo Tanaka
Masayuki Mori
Eitarô Ozawa
Sugisaku Aoyama
Mitsusaburô Ramon
Ryôsuke Kagawa
Kichijirô Ueda
Shôzô Nanbu
Kikue Môri
Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka
Ichirô Amano
Eigorô Onoe
Saburô Date
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Ichisaburo Sawamura
Koji Murata
Yukio Horikita
Akira Shimizu
Shuntarô Tamamura
Shirô Osaki
Toshio Chiba
Hachirô Ôkuni
Shirô Miura
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