Ugetsu

Based On the book by Ueda Akinari

Ugetsu (雨月物語, Ugetsu Monogatari, lit. "Rain-moon tales") is a 1953 Japanese period fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on the stories "The House in the Thicket" and "The Lust of the White Serpent" from Ueda Akinari's 1776 book Ugetsu Monogatari, combining elements of the jidaigeki (period drama) genre with a ghost story. Drawing from Ueda's tales, the film is set in Japan's civil war–torn Azuchi–Momoyama period (1568–1600).

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Release date:

March 26, 1953

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast:

Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō, Kinuyo Tanaka, Eitarō Ozawa, Mitsuko Mito

Genre:

Fantasy, Drama

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

1953 in adaptations