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.
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Cast
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Machiko Kyō
Lady Wakasa
Known for
Rashomon
Street of Shame
Mitsuko Mito
Ohama
Known for
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
There Was a Father
Kinuyo Tanaka
Miyagi
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
The Life of Oharu
Masayuki Mori
Genjurô
Known for
Rashomon
The Bad Sleep Well
Eitarō Ozawa
Tôbei
Known for
The Return of Godzilla
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Sugisaku Aoyama
Old Priest
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Scandal
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Captain of Tamba Soldiers
Known for
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Village Master
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Kichijirō Ueda
Shop Owner
Known for
Rashomon
Throne of Blood
Shōzō Nanbu
Shintô Priest
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Irezumi
Kikue Mōri
Ukon
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
The Life of Oharu
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Soldier
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Kenji Mizoguchi Director · Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay Hisakazu Tsuji Story
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Story
Hisakazu Tsuji
Story
Akinari Ueda
Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Composer
Ichirō Saitō
Composer
Tamekichi Mochizuki
Cinematographer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Editor
Mitsuzō Miyata
Production designer
Masatsugu Hashimoto
Costume designer
Shima Yoshizane
Costume designer
Tadaoto Kainoshō
United States release September 7, 1954 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Original title
雨月物語
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 26, 1953
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 1954
Theatrical
United States
May 16, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
October 8, 2016 · Premiere · New York Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
Finland
February 9, 1962 · Theatrical
France
March 18, 1959 · Theatrical
Germany
November 13, 1959 · Theatrical · West Germany
May 27, 2016 · Premiere · Nippon Connection Film Festival
Greece
July 25, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Re-Issue
Italy
August 20, 1953 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
October 30, 2016 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Portugal
November 24, 1967 · Theatrical
May 24, 1968 · Theatrical · Porto
March 15, 1970 · Limited theatrical · Cineclube do Porto
July 14, 1995 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 15, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Spain
January 23, 1972 · TV
May 23, 2019 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
January 19, 1962 · Theatrical
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