Ugetsu
1953 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
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Summary
Ugetsu is a film[1]. Ugetsu ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,026 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Silver Lion[3]
- Director: Kenji Mizoguchi[4]
- Screenwriter: Matsutarō Kawaguchi[5], Yoshikata Yoda[6]
- Composer: Fumio Hayasaka[7], Ichirō Saitō[8]
- Genre: fantasy film[9], drama film[10]
- Based on: Tales of Moonlight and Rain[11]
- Cast member: Masayuki Mori[12], Machiko Kyō[13], Kinuyo Tanaka[14], Eitarō Ozawa[15], Mitsuko Mito[16], Ryōsuke Kagawa[17], Kichijirō Ueda[18], Ikio Sawamura[19], Saburō Date[20]
- Producer: Masaichi Nagata[21]
- Production company: Kadokawa Pictures[22]
- Director of photography: Kazuo Miyagawa[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[24]
- Commons category: Ugetsu monogatori[25]
- Distribution format: video on demand[26]
- Review score: 9.4/10[27], 100%[28]
- Color: black-and-white[29]
- Country of origin: Japan[30]
- Publication date: March 26, 1953[31], August 20, 1953[32], September 7, 1954[33]
- Distributed by: Daiei Film[34], Netflix[35]
- Narrative location: Japan[36]
- Filming location: Japan[37]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[38]
- Title: 雨月物語[39]
- After a work by: Ueda Akinari[40]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[41]
- Duration: 96 minutes[42]
Why It Matters
Ugetsu has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Ugetsu is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
FAQs
What awards did Ugetsu receive?
Honors received include Silver Lion[3].