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Ugetsu
Ugetsu

Ugetsu

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FantasyDramaMystery

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

26 March 1953

Country

Japan

Cast

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Lady Wakasa

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Ohama

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Miyagi

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Genjurô

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Tôbei

Sugisaku Aoyama

Sugisaku Aoyama

Old Priest

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Captain of Tamba Soldiers

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Village Master

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Shop Owner

Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Shintô Priest

Kikue Mōri

Kikue Mōri

Ukon

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Soldier

Ichirō Amano

Ichirō Amano

Boatsman

Eigorō Onoe

Eigorō Onoe

Knight

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Vassal

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Meshiro

Ichisaburo Sawamura

Ichisaburo Sawamura

Genichi

Koji Murata

Koji Murata

Armored Knight

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Armored Knight

Akira Shimizu

Akira Shimizu

Armored Knight

Shuntaro Tamamura

Shuntaro Tamamura

Armored Knight

Shirō Osaki

Shirō Osaki

Armored Knight

Toshio Chiba

Toshio Chiba

Armored Knight

Hachiro Okuni

Hachiro Okuni

Brothel Armored Knight

Shirō Miura

Shirō Miura

Brothel Guest

Hajime Koshikawa

Hajime Koshikawa

Brothel Guest

Tetsu Mikami

Tetsu Mikami

Brothel Guest

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Defeated Soldier

Takaji Fukui

Takaji Fukui

Defeated Soldier

Eiji Ishikura

Eiji Ishikura

Defeated Soldier

Tokurin Takeda

Tokurin Takeda

Defeated Soldier

Koji Kanda

Koji Kanda

Defeated Soldier

Masayoshi Kikuno

Masayoshi Kikuno

Chôhatsu's Soldier

Michio Yuri

Michio Yuri

Chôhatsu's Soldier

Sô Funagami

Sô Funagami

Chôhatsu's Soldier

Shigeru Hasegawa

Shigeru Hasegawa

Chôhatsu's Soldier

Teruko Omi

Teruko Omi

Prostitute

Keiko Koyanagi

Keiko Koyanagi

Prostitute

Masako Tomura

Masako Tomura

Prostitute

Tokiko Mita

Tokiko Mita

Lady Attendant

Tokuko Ueda

Tokuko Ueda

Lady Attendant

Sachiko Soma

Sachiko Soma

Lady Attendant

Reiko Kongō

Reiko Kongō

Old Woman in Brothel

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Villager

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