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Mood:
- AtmosphericContemplativeGloomyThought Provoking
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Plot:
- GhostSamuraiHeroesProstituteSoldierCrumbling MarriageParents and ChildrenCurses Spells and Rituals more...
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Genres:
- DramaFantasyForeignPeriodRomance
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Time/Period:
- 16th CenturyMiddle Ages
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Place:
- AsiaJapanVillage
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- Critically AcclaimedMasterpiece
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousSemi FantasticSlow
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Ugetsu, 1953
Japanese
Japan
Profile of Ugetsu
The mood of Ugetsu is contemplative, atmospheric, and thought provoking. The plot centers around samurai, ghosts, and heroes. It is a drama, foreign, and fantasy movie. In approach, Ugetsu is serious. The pacing is slow. It takes place, at least partly, in a village. Ugetsu is set in Japan. It happens in the 16th century and in the middle ages. It is based on a book. Ugetsu is known for being a masterpiece and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Ugetsu
Often cited by critics as one of the greatest films ever made, Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu includes the director's signature theme of the women oppressed while adopting a broader philosophical perspective on human affairs. Set against the backdrop of the feudal wars of 16th-century Japan, the film stars Masayuki Mori as Genjurô, a potter living with his wife, Miyagi (Kinuyo Tanaka), in a small village. Aware that pottery is in demand, he makes the hazardous journey to the city in the hope of profiting there. His farmer brother, Tobei (Eitarô Ozawa), accompanies him, eager to provide a better life for his wife, Ohama (Mitsuko Mitu), by becoming a samurai. After the success of this trip, they become even more concerned with making money. But their village is suddenly attacked, forcing the two couples to flee by boat. Genjurô and Tobei go to the city of Omizo to sell their undamaged pottery, leaving their families behind to ensure their safety. Mizoguchi's meditation on themes of greed, ambition, love, and betrayal seamlessly weaves realistic and fantastic elements into a tapestry of smooth, elaborately choreographed tracking shots and stately, ascending crane shots while revealing both the folly and the suffering of humanity.
Details
| Language: | Japanese |
| Country: | Japan |
| Release date: | 7 September 1954 |
| Runtime: | 94 min |
Cast and Crew
as Lady Wakasa
as Genjurô
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