Ugetsu
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Ugetsu is a 1953 Japanese period fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on the stories "The House in the Thicket" and "The Lust of the White Serpe
Theatrical release poster
Director Kenji Mizoguchi made the effects of war a major theme of his film.
Katsura Imperial Villa was the basis for Katsuki Manor.
Shooting of Ugetsu
Ugetsu Monogatari
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Ugetsu Monogatari is a collection of nine supernatural tales first published in 1776. It is the best known work of Japanese author Ueda Akinari.
Ugetsu
…Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on the stories "The House in the Thicket" and "The Lust of the White Serpent" from Ueda Akinari's 1776 book Ugetsu Monogatari, combining elements of the jidaigeki (period drama) genre with a ghost story. Drawing from Ueda's tales, the film is set in Japan's civil war–torn…
The cover of the fourth edition published by Shichiro Kawachiya
Inside the fourth edition
The spirit of money from Hinpuku-ron