Ugetsu

Ugetsu

Year: 1953

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

FantasyDramaMysteryHumanity and the world around usSurreal and thought-provoking visions of life and death

Set in 16th‑century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei trade their earthenware to soldiers despite a sage’s warning against profiting from war. Genjuro dreams of wealth and the enigmatic Lady Wakasa, while Tobei longs to become a samurai. Their ambitions threaten to ruin themselves and their devoted wives, Miyagi and Ohama, as the pursuit of desire brings tragedy and loss.

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