Ugetsu [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Ugetsu [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Cast: Machiko Kyo
Machiko Kyo
, Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
, Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
, Mitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
Kenji Mizoguchi
Ugetsu [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Ugetsu [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Cast: Machiko Kyo
Machiko Kyo
, Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
, Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
, Mitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
Kenji Mizoguchi

Blu-ray (Black & White)

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Overview

Presented in a manner as eerie as it is heartbreaking, this film is a gorgeous supernatural fable about the folly of men with dreams larger than their abilities, and the women who suffer as a result. In 16th century Japan, Genjuro (Masayuki Mori) is a potter who longs for wealth and luxury, while Tobei (Sakae Ozawa), a farmer, dreams of the glories of the samurai to the point of ignoring his wife (Mitsuko Mito). Though a war rages around them, they venture to town to sell their wares. Genjuro becomes bewitched by a beautiful yet vengeful ghost (Machiko Kyo), while his wife (Kinuyo Tanaka) is murdered by a soldier; Tobei becomes a noted warrior, while his wife descends into prostitution after being raped while searching for her husband.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/06/2017
UPC: 0715515198516
Original Release: 1953
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:37:00
Sales rank: 9,709

Special Features

Audio commentary by critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director, a 1975 documentary by Kaneto Shindo Two Worlds Intertwined, a 2005 appreciation of Ugetsu by Masahiro Shinoda Process and Production, a 2005 interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director on Ugetsu Interview from 1992 with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Machiko Kyo Lady Wakasa
Masayuki Mori Genjurô,Actor
Kinuyo Tanaka Actor
Mitsuko Mito Actor
Sugisaku Aoyama Actor
Ryosuke Kagawa Actor,le chef du village
Kichijiro Tsuchida Actor
Ichisaburo Sawamura Actor,Genichi
Mitsusaburo Ramon Actor
Syozo Nanbu Actor,Actor
Eitaro Ozawa Actor,Tobei
Sakae Ozawa Tobei, Genjuro's Brotherin-Law
Machiko Kyô Dame Wakasa
Fumio Hayasaka Composer
Ichirô Saitô Composer
Kikue Môri Ukon
Tamekichi Mochizuki Composer
Kichijiro Ueda Actor
Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka Actor
Ichiro Saito Composer

Technical Credits
Kenji Mizoguchi Director
Matsutarô Kawaguchi Screenwriter
Akinari Ueda Screenwriter
Masaichi Nagata Producer
Yoshikata Yoda Screenwriter
Hisakazu Tsuji Screenwriter
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