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Release Date:
7 September 1954 (USA)
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Plot:
In the civil wars of 16th century Japan, two ambitious peasants want to make their fortunes. The potter...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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1 nomination
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(2 articles)
Keanu About To Get Japanese Medieval On Your Ass
(From Ugo MovieBlog. 9 December 2008, 11:36 AM, PST)
From 1922-1979: Get Your Film School Starter Pack Now
(From Rope Of Silicon. 23 November 2008, 10:07 PM, PST)
(From Ugo MovieBlog. 9 December 2008, 11:36 AM, PST)
From 1922-1979: Get Your Film School Starter Pack Now
(From Rope Of Silicon. 23 November 2008, 10:07 PM, PST)
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magical and moving
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Masayuki Mori | ... | Genjurô |
| Machiko Kyô | ... | Lady Wakasa |
| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... | Miyagi |
| Eitarô Ozawa | ... | To^bei (as Sakae Ozawa) |
| Ikio Sawamura | ... | Genichi |
| Mitsuko Mito | ... | Ohama |
| Kikue Môri | ... | Ukon |
| Ryôsuke Kagawa | ... | Village Master |
| Eigoro Onoe | ... | Knight |
| Saburo Date | ... | Vassal |
| Sugisaku Aoyama | ... | Old Priest |
| Reiko Kongo | ... | Old Woman in Brothel |
| Shozo Nanbu | ... | Shinto Priest |
| Ichirô Amano | ... | Boatsman |
| Kichijirô Ueda | ... | Shop Owner |
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Also Known As:
Tales of Ugetsu (USA) (literal English title)
Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain (informal literal English title)
Ugetsu (USA) (DVD box title)
Contos da Lua Vaga (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Contos da Lua Vaga Depois da Chuva (Brazil) [pt]
Cuentos de la luna pálida (Spain) [es]
Cuentos de la luna vaga después de la lluvia (Spain) [es]
Fortellinger om en blek og mystisk måne etter regnet (Norway) (TV title) [no]
I racconti della luna pallida d'agosto (Italy) [it]
Les contes de la lune vague après la pluie (France) [fr]
Opowiesci ksiezycowe (Poland) [pl]
Sagor om en blek och mystisk måne efter regnet (Sweden) [sv]
Ugetsu - Erzählungen unter dem Regenmond (West Germany) [de]
Ugetsu - kalpean kuun tarinoita (Finland) [fi]
Ugetsu monogatari (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
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Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain (informal literal English title)
Ugetsu (USA) (DVD box title)
Contos da Lua Vaga (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Contos da Lua Vaga Depois da Chuva (Brazil) [pt]
Cuentos de la luna pálida (Spain) [es]
Cuentos de la luna vaga después de la lluvia (Spain) [es]
Fortellinger om en blek og mystisk måne etter regnet (Norway) (TV title) [no]
I racconti della luna pallida d'agosto (Italy) [it]
Les contes de la lune vague après la pluie (France) [fr]
Opowiesci ksiezycowe (Poland) [pl]
Sagor om en blek och mystisk måne efter regnet (Sweden) [sv]
Ugetsu - Erzählungen unter dem Regenmond (West Germany) [de]
Ugetsu - kalpean kuun tarinoita (Finland) [fi]
Ugetsu monogatari (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
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Runtime:
94 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:PG (2008) |
UK:X (1962) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved |
Hong Kong:I
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Referenced in Aru eiga-kantoku no shogai (1975)
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This holds a special place in my heart, and I still consider it to be absolutely one of the very greatest films ever made for adults. The work of a mature artist, it resonates with Buddhist practice, and is a profoundly moving tale of the suffering of the human condition, the violence of war, the possibilities of art uplifting the spirit, the possibilities of redemption of character. The closing scene is one of such deeply-felt compassion and understanding that it is almost frightening; it prefigures in a way the stunning and more personal close of the subsequent Mizoguchi film "Sansho the Baliff".
On a lighter level, it is an amusingly sly allegory of the actual history of Japan for the 20 or so years prior to 1953, where in the end the women, embittered (or dead) as a result of their men's quixotic quest for military glory or war-profiteering, entreat them to give up their misguided and destructive dreams, settle down, and get back to their real responsibilities.
Which they did.
Originally available on LaserDisc.