Ugetsu

1953 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / War

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 93% · 34 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 93% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 8.1/10 10 27931 27.9K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi Photo
Kenji Mizoguchi

Top cast

Machiko Kyô Photo
Machiko Kyô as Lady Wakasa
Masayuki Mori Photo
Masayuki Mori as Genjurô
Kichijirô Ueda Photo
Kichijirô Ueda as Shop Owner
Eigorô Onoe Photo
Eigorô Onoe as Knight
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
758.83 MB
988*720
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 9
1.42 GB
1472*1072
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 43

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lastliberal 9 / 10

Kurosawa Akira, Yasujiro Ozu , AND Kenji Mizoguchi: The greatest from Japan

One of the greatest of all Japanese films, this makes many Top 10 lists of the greatest films of all time.Genjuro (Masayuki Mori), a potter, and his brother Tobei (Eitaro Ozawa), a farmer, are seeking fame and fortune, or fortune and fame as the names are listed.The lake scene is not to be missed. It is beautiful and creepy. After being warned about pirates, the two me head off alone and meet Machiko Kyo, who was also the woman in Rashomon.There is a beauty in this film that can't be described adequately. The camera paints a picture that is enchanting and melodic.Kenji Mizoguchi, who went on to do the magnificent Sansho the Bailiff, has given us a pleasure that will be enjoyed again and again.Bruce Bennett at the New York Sun said it best, "When the name Kenji Mizoguchi is intoned, every piece of camera equipment on earth should execute a deep bow."
Reviewed by pg-18 8 / 10

black and white poetry

This is a fine piece of Japanese filmmaking and I recommend it to everyone. It is filled with haunting moments and told in a pace modern filmmakers seldom use. I especially like the part during which one of the heroes has an affair with a beautiful noble lady who turns out to be not quite what we expect. Upon discovering this he decides to return to his wife and son. As he returns to his home at first it seems deserted but the camera pans around the room and now we see his wife sitting by the fireplace. A brilliant technical move making the scene a truly melancholic moment. The hero goes to sleep satisfied that everything is as it´s supposed to be, but awakens to a surprise.
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