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    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.

  2. Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語, Tales of Moonlight and Rain) is a collection of nine supernatural tales first published in 1776. It is the best known work of Japanese author Ueda Akinari . Largely adapted from traditional Japanese and Chinese ghost stories , the collection is among the most important works of Edo period (1603–1867) and ...

  3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0046478Ugetsu (1953) - IMDb

    Ugetsu: Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. With Machiko Kyô, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori. A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.

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    • Drama, Fantasy, War
    • Kenji Mizoguchi
    • 1954-09-07
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  5. Japanese. Item Size. 7960069998. 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 ...

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    • Shadows of the Dark
  6. May 9, 2004 · A classic Japanese film by Kenji Mizoguchi about two brothers who pursue greed and envy in a time of war and face supernatural consequences. Read Ebert's analysis of the film's style, themes, and influences.

  7. Feb 21, 2024 · Ugetsu, also known as Tales of Ugetsu or Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語, lit. "Rain-moon tales"), is a 1953 Japanese historical drama and fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on two stories in Ueda Akinari's 1776 book of the same name,

  8. Aug 1, 2021 · Ugetsu, also known as Tales of Ugetsu, The Tales of the Wave after the Rain Moon and Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語), is a 1953 Japanese romantic fantasy drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and based on stories in Ueda Akinari's 1776 book of the same name.

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