Trailer
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Ugetsu

Runtime
1hr 36mins
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Featuring
Masayuki Mori,
Machiko Kyô,
Kinuyo Tanaka
Film Language
in Japanese with English subtitles
Body

By the time he made Ugetsu, Kenji Mizoguchi was already an elder statesman of Japanese cinema, fiercely revered by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of a younger generation. 

And with this exquisite ghost story, a fatalistic wartime tragedy derived from stories by Akinari Ueda and Guy de Maupassant, he created a touchstone of his art. His long takes and sweeping camera guide the viewer through a delirious narrative about two villagers whose pursuit of fame and fortune leads them far astray from their loyal wives. Moving between the terrestrial and the otherworldly, Ugetsu reveals essential truths about the ravages of war, the plight of women, and the pride of men. 

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