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1953 · 96 min · NR

Ugetsu

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

Ugetsu (1953) is a Fantasy film, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi set in Japan during the Middle Ages. It runs 96 minutes and is rated NR.

A western, with a melancholic and bleak tone. Themes of greed & ambition, war's cost, and grief & loss play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer
Fumio HayasakaTamekichi MochizukiIchirō Saitō
Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Cast
Machiko KyōMitsuko MitoKinuyo TanakaMasayuki MoriEitarō OzawaSugisaku AoyamaMitsusaburō RamonRyōsuke Kagawa

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Japan
Setting
RuralCoastal Sea
When
Medieval

Premise & themes

Premise
Western
Themes
Greed & AmbitionWar's CostGrief & Loss
Structure
Multiple Perspectives
Tone
MelancholicBleakSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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