Fresh
Tale of two men in seething 16th-century Japan has a color and panorama which makes this absorbing film fare.
Variety Staff, Variety
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Ugetsu
Overview
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Director and cast
- Kenji Mizoguchi Director
- Machiko Kyō as Lady Wakasa
- Mitsuko Mito as Ohama
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Miyagi
- Masayuki Mori as Genjurô
- Eitarō Ozawa as Tôbei
- Sugisaku Aoyama as Old Priest
- Mitsusaburō Ramon as Captain of Tamba Soldiers
- Ryōsuke Kagawa as Village Master
- Kichijirō Ueda as Shop Owner
- Shōzō Nanbu as Shintô Priest
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
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Fresh
A marvelously wise and moving classic, but also one full of sights that might make you cry, like Genjuro, 'I never imagined such pleasures existed!'
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
A ravishingly composed, evocatively beautiful film.
Rod McShane, Time Out
Fresh
One of the greatest of all films.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Kenji Mizoguchi, who directed, has a fantastic flexibility in using his actors and his camera, as witness his range in this film.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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