Film195396 min

Ugetsu

Name: Ugetsu
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 1953
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori, Eitarō Ozawa

Taste attributes: dramafantasymysteryhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalwarslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, weighty mystery, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.1 /10

TMDB · 357 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

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