The Past That Nurtures the Present

There is a rich poetic sentiment and a story that draws you in.

It is not stiff, but free and full of entertainment.

Stunning visuals that cannot be described simply as beautiful.

A great masterpiece.

Miyagi, the wife, welcomes Genjuro back home with her usual kindness after he finally wakes up and returns.

I know painfully well what true happiness is.

It is heart-wrenching.

I am moved to tears by the sight of the child offering the meal he received at the grave before anything else.

2007-3-17

Ugetsu Monogatari / Kenji Mizoguchi

Ugetsu
1953

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers : Akinari Ueda, Hisakazu Tsuji, Matsutarô Kawaguchi
Composers : Fumio Hayasaka, Tamekichi Mochizuki, Ichirô Satô
Cinematographer : Kazuo Miyagawa