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.
The cover of the fourth edition published by Shichiro Kawachiya
Inside the fourth edition
The spirit of money from Hinpuku-ron
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
Ugetsu Monogatari
…works of Edo period (1603–1867) and kaidan literature, and is considered a predecessor of the yomihon genre. Kenji Mizoguchi's award-winning film Ugetsu (1953), credited with helping popularize Japanese cinema in the West, was adapted from two of the collection's stories. The word Ugetsu is a compound…
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