Kenji Mizoguchi
TALES OF UGETSU
Ugetsu monogatari
Sessions
21:00h
Verdi 2
Presentation by CINEASIA
Information
FANTASTIC DRAMA
JAPAN · 1953
LANGUAGE: JAPANESE
BLACK AND WHITE · 96 MIN.
In 16th century Japan, in the middle of the civil war, Genjuro and Tobei are two brothers with ambitions of prosperity who live in a humble village with their families. Genjuro wants to get rich by selling ceramic objects in the city and Tobei aspires to become a samurai. The two brothers go to the city to fulfill their dreams, with war about to break out in their village.
- Direction
Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast
Machiko Kyô, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka
- Writing Credits
Matsutarô Kawaguchi, Yoshikata Yoda
Based on the stories by Akinari Ueda
- Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa
- Music
Fumio Hayasaka, Tamekichi Mochizuki, Ichirô Saitô
- Film Edition
Mitsuzô Miyata
- Producer
Masaichi Nagata
- Production Company
Daiei Studios
