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Ugetsu

Lists: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sight And Sound Critics Top 250

Brief Synopsis: "In the civil wars of 16th century Japan, two ambitious peasants in Nakanogo want to make their fortunes. The potter Genjuro intends to sell his wares for vast profits in the local city, Omizo, while his brother-in-law Tobei wishes to become a samurai. A respected sage warns them against seeking profit in times of war but his advice goes unheeded, and their insistency leads to the ruin of their families."

Overall Ranking: - (Rank from 1953: # 0)


Rating:
80
Adjusted* Rating:
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80

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People Involved



  • Machiko Kyō (Lady Wakasa)
  • Mitsuko Mito (Ohama)
  • Kinuyo Tanaka (Miyagi)
  • Masayuki Mori (Genjurô)
  • Eitarō Ozawa (Tôbei)
  • Sugisaku Aoyama (Old Priest)
  • Mitsusaburō Ramon (Captain of Tamba Soldiers)
  • Ryōsuke Kagawa (Village Master)
  • Kichijirô Ueda (Shop Owner)
  • Shōzō Nanbu (Shintô Priest)
  • Kikue Mōri (Ukon)
  • RyÅ«zaburō Mitsuoka (Soldier)
  • Ichirô Amano (Boatsman)
  • Eigoro Onoe (Knight)
  • Saburo Date (Vassal)
  • Fumihiko Yokoyama (Meshiro)
  • Ichisaburo Sawamura (Genichi)
  • Koji Murata ()
  • Yukio Horikita (Armored knight)
  • Akira Shimizu (Armored knight)
  • Shuntaro Tamamura (Armored knight)
  • Shirô Osaki (Armored knight)
  • Toshio Chiba (Armored knight)
  • Hachiro Okuni (Brothel armored knight)
  • Shirô Miura (Brothel guest)
  • Hajime Koshikawa ()
  • Tetsu Mikami (Brothel guest)
  • Jun Fujikawa (Defeated soldier)
  • Takaji Fukui (Defeated soldier)
  • Eiji Ishikura (Defeated soldier)
  • Tokurin Takeda (Defeated soldier)
  • Koji Kanda (Defeated soldier)
  • Masayoshi Kikuno (Chôhatsus soldier)
  • Michio Yuri (Chôhatsus soldier)
  • Sô Funagami ()
  • Shigeru Hasegawa ()
  • Teruko Omi (Prostitute)
  • Keiko Koyanagi (Prostitute)
  • Masako Tomura (Prostitute)
  • Tokiko Mita (Lady attendant)
  • Tokuko Ueda (Lady attendant)
  • Sachiko Soma ()
  • Reiko Kongō (Old Woman in Brothel)
  • Ikkei Tamaki (Villager)
  • (Director)