Ugetsu (1953) [NR]

Release Date:
March 26, 1953

Original Title:
雨月物語

Alternate Titles:
Balladen om en blek og mystisk måne
Contos da Lua Vaga Depois da Chuva
Cuentos de la luna vaga después de la lluvia
I racconti della luna pallida di agosto
La mujer perdida
Os Contos da Lua Vaga
Tales of Ugetsu
Ugetsu - Erzählungen unter dem Regenmond
Ugetsu monogatari - Erzählungen unter dem Regenmond
Ugetsu monogatari - Les contes de la lune vague après la pluie
Ugetsu, cuentos de la luna pálida de Agosto
Ugetsu, cuentos de la luna pálida después de la lluvia
Unter dem Regenmond
Сказки туманной луны после дождя
うげつものがたり
우게츠 이야기

Genres:
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

Production Companies:
Daiei Film

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  FI: K-16  JP: G  PT: M/12  US: NR 

Runtime: 96

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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British Film Institute (BFI)

1962
#4
Critics' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
1972
#10
Critics' Top 10 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2012
#50
Critics' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2012
#67
Directors' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time

Adaptation:
Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Art Direction:
Kisaku Ito

Assistant Director:
Tokuzō Tanaka

Costume Design:
Shima Yoshizane
Tadaoto Kainoshō

Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi

Director of Photography:
Kazuo Miyagawa

Editor:
Mitsuzô Miyata

Hairstylist:
Ritsu Hanai

Idea:
Hisakazu Tsuji

Lighting Technician:
Kenichi Okamoto

Makeup Artist:
Yoshiya Fukuyama

Original Music Composer:
Tamekichi Mochizuki
Fumio Hayasaka
Ichirō Saitō

Original Story:
Akinari Ueda

Producer:
Masaichi Nagata

Production Design:
Masatsugu Hashimoto

Screenplay:
Yoshikata Yoda

Set Decoration:
Kosaburō Nakajima

Sound Recordist:
Akira Suzuki
Iwao Ôtani

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