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Ugetsu Blu-ray

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Release Year: 1953

Runtime: 96 min

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast: Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori, Eitarō Ozawa

Studios: Daiei Film

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.

Special Features:

New 4K digital restoration

with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.

Audio commentary by critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

a 1975 documentary by Kaneto Shindo.

Two Worlds Intertwined

a 2005 appreciation of Ugetsu by Masahiro Shinoda.

Process and Production

a 2005 interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director on Ugetsu.

Interview from 1992 with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa

Trailers