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Ugetsu

1953 · 96 min

A haunting, slow-burning fable that drifts between ghost story and moral tragedy, leaving a lingering ache.

Overview
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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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • redemption
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
fantasy, drama, mystery
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by
Yoshikata Yoda
Starring
Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori, Eitarō Ozawa, Sugisaku Aoyama, Mitsusaburō Ramon, Ryōsuke Kagawa
Music
Tamekichi Mochizuki, Ichirō Saitō
Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Runtime
96 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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