In the 16th century, civil war rages in Japan. The war will not stop two men who strive for success: Genjuro (Masayuki Mori) is a potter who wants to become rich, and Tobei (Eitarô Ozawa) wishes to become a samurai. This film won the Silver Bear in 1953 and has often been included in the lists of best films of all time.
Tales of Ugetsu
Ugetsu monogatari, feature film, Japan, 1953
DIRECTED BY: Kenji Mizoguchi
CAST:
Masayuki Mori,
Machiko Kyô,
Kinuyo Tanaka,
Eitarô Ozawa,
Ikio Sawamura
SCRIPT:
Matsutarô Kawaguchi,
Akinari Ueda,
Yoshikata Yoda
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Kazuo Miyagawa
MUSIC:
Fumio Hayasaka,
Tamekichi Mochizuki,
Ichirô Saitô
EDITING:
Mitsuzô Miyata
Synopsis:
b/w, 96'