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
Premise & themes
Premise
Structure
Tone
MelancholicBleakSurreal Dreamlike
Shape
Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction
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