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before she knew love, could experience it. They tell him to wash away the symbols. Genjūrō reaches for a sword, throws himself out of the manor, and passes out. The next day, he is awakened by soldiers accusing him of stealing the sword, but he denies it, saying it is from the
Kutsuki mansion. The soldiers laugh at him, saying the Kutsuki mansion was burned down over a month ago. Genjūrō arises and finds the mansion nothing more than a pile of burnt wood. The soldiers confiscate his money, but because Shibata's army burned down the prison, they leave him in the rubble. He returns home by foot, searching for his wife.
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personally handled the camera and did not participate in planning the lighting of his film. To achieve the appearance the filmmakers wanted, Miyagawa kept lighting low and filmed as near to sunset as circumstances would allow. Many of the shots were taken from cranes, with
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Tōbei presents the severed head of a general that he stole to the commander of the victor, receiving armor, a mount, and a retinue. Tōbei later rides into the marketplace on his new horse, eager to return home to show his wife. However, he visits a brothel and finds her working there as a prostitute.
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soldiers attacked the manor and killed all who lived there, except Wakasa and her servant. He also learns that Wakasa's father haunts the manor. Genjūrō is seduced by Lady Wakasa and she convinces him to marry her. Meanwhile, Nakanogō is under attack. In the woods, several soldiers desperately search
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and invites Genjūrō to his home, painting
Buddhist symbols on his body. Genjūrō returns to the Kutsuki mansion. He admits that he is married, has a child, and wishes to return home. Wakasa refuses to let him go. She and her servant admit they are spirits, returned to this world so that Wakasa, slain
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argues that the film's depiction of the main ghost character evolves from the mere demon of "The Lust of the White
Serpent" into the more humane and tragic Lady Wakasa, and this makes the story more complex. Wood further opines the combination of the story with "The House in the Thicket," combining
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was particularly an inspiration the filmmakers aspired to. The film has been praised for its cinematography, such as the opening shot and the scene where Genjūrō and Lady Wakasa have sex by a stream and the camera follows the flow of the water instead of lingering on the two lovers. Mizoguchi never
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Mizoguchi based his film on two stories from Ueda's book, "The House in the
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Miyagi, delighted to see him, will not let him tell of his terrible mistake. Genjūrō holds his sleeping son in his arms, and eventually falls asleep. The next morning, Genjūrō wakes to the village chief knocking on his door. He is surprised to see Genjūrō home and says that he has been caring for
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Genjūrō's pottery is also a major theme in the film. Professor Wood argues his pottery evolves in three phases, reflecting
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the film's presentation of the vanity of a man, neglecting his family, is a critique of historic men in feudal
Japanese culture. In his relationship with Wakasa, Genjūrō is insignificant and is seduced by something greater, that he can never comprehend. However, by neglecting his family, Genjūrō
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public concern, how violence, disguised as war, oppresses and torments the populace both physically and spiritually ... I want to emphasise this as the main theme of the film". During the shooting Yoda was constantly rewriting and revising scenes due to
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the male protagonist of each tale into one character, Genjūrō, also connects the demon character and the ghost wife. Both Lady Wakasa and Miyagi are killed by a male-dominated society, and both are wronged by Genjūrō. Wood believes
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studios. The deal promised Mizoguchi complete artistic control and a large budget. Despite this, Mizoguchi was eventually pressured to make a less pessimistic ending for the film. Mizoguchi's screenwriter and long-time collaborator
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and the assistant directors, and was not involved in their creative process. Fumio Hayasaka was a strong proponent of using Japanese music in Japanese films, though he incorporated several elements of Western music as well. For
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in 1953. The night before, Mizoguchi, believing that if the film did not win an award the shame would prevent him from returning to Japan, stayed in his hotel room and prayed. In Japan it was named third in
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on a boat was in fact shot on a pool in the studio, with added smoke. The assistant directors had to push the boat through the cold waters. Miyagawa identified this as one of the scenes shot from a crane.
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2439:"Letterbox Format's Popularity Widens"
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2264:"Kenji Mizoguchi's Movies Seek Beauty"
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1035:(1951). This U.K. set was released on
962:at Cineric Laboratories in New York".
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3734:The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
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3521:Personal Views: Explorations in Film
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3150:Introduction to Japanese Horror Film
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2853:from the original on 7 February 2015
2692:"Sight and Sound Poll 1972: Critics"
2662:"Sight and Sound Poll 1962: Critics"
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2594:from the original on 12 October 2012
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2369:"Revivals :: Ugetsu Monogatari"
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3387:Classical Japanese Cinema Revisited
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2399:(Press release). Janus Films. 2016.
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1597:. Boston: G. K. Hall. p. 184.
688:Mizoguchi told his cinematographer
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3458:. London and New York: Routledge.
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2696:California Institute of Technology
2666:California Institute of Technology
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2469:Germain, David (2 November 2005).
2437:McGowan, Chris (6 November 1993).
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4178:Films produced by Masaichi Nagata
4173:Films directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
4046:Recollections of the Yellow House
3557:
3269:Asian American Religious Cultures
3133:. University of Wisconsin Press.
2988:from the original on 22 July 2015
2849:. Open Culture. 15 October 2014.
2567:from the original on 5 March 2016
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3018:from the original on 6 July 2011
2797:from the original on 2 June 2013
2702:from the original on 5 July 2009
2410:Richie, Donald (1 August 2005).
1990:from the original on 1 July 2016
1480:Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1219:Award for Best Direction at the
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3758:The Love of Sumako the Actress
3368:World on Film: An Introduction
3152:. Edinburgh University Press.
3008:"THE 28TH ACADEMY AWARDS 1956"
2817:"Scorsese's 12 favorite films"
2588:"Ugetsu: From the Other Shore"
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916:on 7 September 1954, with the
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4223:1950s Japanese-language films
3366:Nochimson, Martha P. (2011).
3309:. Boston: Twayne Publishers.
3167:Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996).
2630:"Review: 'Ugetsu Monogatari'"
2025:Tony Rayns audio commentary,
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4168:Films based on short fiction
3612:Ugetsu: From the Other Shore
2590:. The Criterion Collection.
2504:. The Criterion Collection.
1677:. The Criterion Collection.
1379:20 August – 4 September 1953
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525:Ryuuji Fukui as Lost Soldier
522:Jun Fujikawa as Lost Soldier
516:Keiko Koyanagi as Prostitute
510:Kichijirō Ueda as Shop Owner
504:Shozo Nanbu as Shinto Priest
289:(period drama) genre with a
283:, combining elements of the
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3410:Nihon Eiga-shi 2: 1941–1959
3385:Russell, Catherine (2011).
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1555:Tales of Moonlight and Rain
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956:2016 New York Film Festival
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507:Ichirō Amano as Boatsman
3862:Tales of the Taira Clan
3782:Portrait of Madame Yuki
3603:Japanese Movie Database
3347:Miyao, Daisuke (2013).
3252:. New York: Routledge.
1570:Japanese Film Directors
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21:Ugetsu (disambiguation)
3854:Princess Yang Kwei-Fei
3838:The Woman in the Rumor
3670:The Morning Sun Shines
3496:Wakeman, John (1987).
3227:Kael, Pauline (1991).
2373:New York Film Festival
2296:"Cannes Classics 2016"
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924:being a truncation of
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4060:Raise the Red Lantern
4052:Death of a Tea Master
4038:Landscape in the Mist
3798:The Lady of Musashino
1351:Ministry of Education
1163:greatest of all films
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3846:The Crucified Lovers
3621:Criterion Collection
3538:Wood, Robin (1998).
3519:Wood, Robin (2006).
3500:World Film Directors
3437:Cinema and Landscape
3187:Galbraith IV, Stuart
3129:Balio, Tino (2010).
3087:Entertainment Weekly
3042:Mainichi Film Awards
2874:"Tarkovsky's Choice"
2476:The Associated Press
2394:"Ugetsu press notes"
2300:Cannes Film Festival
2262:(3 September 2006).
2214:(8 September 1954).
2027:Criterion Collection
1568:Bock, Audie (1985).
1469:, and U.S. director
1374:Venice Film Festival
1319:Best Sound Recording
1311:Mainichi Film Awards
1230:Mainichi Film Awards
1221:Venice Film Festival
1131:100% approval rating
1066:The Crucified Lovers
960:Kadokawa Corporation
954:in Bologna, and the
871:can be considered a
4148:1950s fantasy films
3726:Sisters of the Gion
3370:. Wiley-Blackwell.
3193:. Scarecrow Press.
2978:"Ugetsu Monogatari"
2827:on 26 December 2013
2672:on 22 February 2012
2561:"Ugetsu monogatari"
2534:The Daily Telegraph
2502:by Kenji Mizoguchi"
2330:Il Cinema Ritrovato
2326:"Ugetsu Monogatari"
1493:List of ghost films
1288:Kinema Junpo Awards
952:Il Cinema Ritrovato
935:In September 2006,
782:Tamekichi Mochizuki
751:composed the score.
315:and other honours.
65:Matsutarō Kawaguchi
4108:Heavenly Creatures
3973:Sansho the Bailiff
3830:Sansho the Bailiff
3766:Women of the Night
3694:The Water Magician
3656:Films directed by
3477:Film, a Modern Art
2793:. rogerebert.com.
2764:on 17 January 2017
2732:on 2 December 2017
2269:The New York Times
2260:Rafferty, Terrence
2249:, pp. 103–104
2221:The New York Times
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2053:, pp. 202–203
1651:(Motion picture).
1457:made an impact on
1455:Sansho the Bailiff
1446:Sansho the Bailiff
1336:Best Art Direction
1129:currently holds a
1093:The New York Times
1072:Sansho the Bailiff
1048:Critical reception
1039:on 23 April 2012.
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3446:978-1-84150-309-7
3396:978-1-4411-0777-0
3377:978-1-4443-5833-9
3358:978-0-8223-5422-2
3339:978-1-62892-216-5
3326:Ugetsu Monogotari
3297:978-0-231-53848-0
3278:978-1-59884-331-6
3259:978-1-136-62057-7
3200:978-1-4616-7374-3
3159:978-0-7486-2475-1
3068:Cahiers du cinéma
2958:on 4 October 2011
2586:Lopate, Phillip.
2197:on 3 August 2012.
1673:McDonald, Keiko.
1515:Galbraith IV 1996
1467:François Truffaut
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1200:newspaper ranked
1197:The Village Voice
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1027:Masters of Cinema
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862:genre. Professor
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605:Guy de Maupassant
596:Ugetsu Monogatari
573:The Life of Oharu
543:Fumihiko Yokoyama
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