Cinematic background from Ugetsu 1953 - 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.

Ugetsu

1953

Drama, Fantasy, War

Directors:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers:
Hisakazu Tsuji, Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarô Kawaguchi, Isamu Yoshii, Akinari Ueda
Official poster of Ugetsu 1953 directed by [object Object]
A person in a boat in the middle of a body of water
A person is working on a pottery wheel
A man standing in front of a building at night
A man and a woman are looking at a phone