About this release
Presented in a manner as eerie as it is heartbreaking, this film is a gorgeous supernatural fable about the folly of men with dreams larger than their abilities, and the women who suffer as a result. In 16th century Japan, Genjuro (Masayuki Mori) is a potter who longs for wealth and luxury, while Tobei (Sakae Ozawa), a farmer, dreams of the glories of the samurai to the point of ignoring his wife (Mitsuko Mito). Though a war rages around them, they venture to town to sell their wares. Genjuro becomes bewitched by a beautiful yet vengeful ghost (Machiko Kyo), while his wife (Kinuyo Tanaka) is murdered by a soldier; Tobei becomes a noted warrior, while his wife descends into prostitution after being raped while searching for her husband.
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Disc 1
UHD
Ugetsu (1953)
96 min
DramaFantasyMystery
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.
Credits
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer
Yoshikata Yoda
Cast
Machiko Kyōas Lady Wakasa
Mitsuko Mitoas Ohama
Kinuyo Tanakaas Miyagi
Masayuki Morias Genjurô
Eitarō Ozawaas Tôbei
Sugisaku Aoyamaas Old Priest
Mitsusaburō Ramonas Captain of Tamba Soldiers
Ryōsuke Kagawaas Village Master
Kichijirō Uedaas Shop Owner
Shōzō Nanbuas Shintô Priest
Cinematographer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Ichirō Saitō
Tamekichi Mochizuki
Editor
Mitsuzō Miyata
Producer
Masaichi Nagata
Disc 2
BDUgetsu (1953)
96 min
DramaFantasyMystery
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.
Credits
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer
Yoshikata Yoda
Cast
Machiko Kyōas Lady Wakasa
Mitsuko Mitoas Ohama
Kinuyo Tanakaas Miyagi
Masayuki Morias Genjurô
Eitarō Ozawaas Tôbei
Sugisaku Aoyamaas Old Priest
Mitsusaburō Ramonas Captain of Tamba Soldiers
Ryōsuke Kagawaas Village Master
Kichijirō Uedaas Shop Owner
Shōzō Nanbuas Shintô Priest
Cinematographer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Ichirō Saitō
Tamekichi Mochizuki
Editor
Mitsuzō Miyata
Producer
Masaichi Nagata
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 8, 2026