Ugetsu

Ugetsu

1953•1h 36m•8.0/10

FantasyDramaMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(634)

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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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Wakasa

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Ohama

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Miyagi

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Genjurô

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Tôbei

Sugisaku Aoyama

Old Priest

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Captain of Tamba Soldiers

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Village Master

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Shop Owner

Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Shintô Priest

Kikue Mōri

Ukon

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Soldier

Ichirō Amano

Boatsman

Eigorō Onoe

Eigorō Onoe

Knight

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Vassal

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Meshiro

Ichisaburo Sawamura

Genichi

Koji Murata

Armored Knight

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Armored Knight

Akira Shimizu

Armored Knight

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