| The Tales of the Wave after the Rain Moon | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster to Ugetsu Monogatari | |
| Directed by | Kenji Mizoguchi[1] (溝口健二) |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata (永田雅一) |
| Written by | Mitsutarō Kawaguchi (川口松太郎) Yoshikata Yoda (依田義賢) |
| Music by | Fumio Hayasaka (早坂文雄) |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Miyagawa (宮川一夫) |
| Distributed by | Daiei |
| Released | March 26, 1953 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
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The Tales of the Wave after the Rain Moon, also known as Tales of Ugetsu or Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語) is a 1953 film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.[1]
Cast[]
- Machiko Kyō (京マチ子) ... 若狭[2]
- Mitsuko Mito (水戸光子) ... 阿浜
- Kinuyo Tanaka (田中絹代) ... 宮木
- Masayuki Mori (森雅之) ... 源十郎
- Eitarō Ozawa (小沢栄太郎) ... 藤兵衛
- Sugisaku Aoyama (青山杉作) ... 老僧
- Mitsusaburō Ramon (羅門光三郎) ... 丹羽方の部将
- Ryōsuke Kagawa (香川良介) ... 村名主
- Kichijirō Ueda (上田吉二郎) ... 衣服店の主人
- Shōzō Nanbu (南部彰三) ... 神官
- Keiko Koyanagi (小柳圭子) ... 遊女
- Teruko Ōmi (大美輝子) ... 遊女
- Kikue Mōri (毛利菊枝) ... 右近
- Reiko Kongō (金剛麗子) ... 遊女宿の老女
Awards and Nominations[]
- 1953 Venice Film Festival:[3]
- Won Silver Lion (Kenji Mizoguchi)
- Nominated Golden Lion (Kenji Mizoguchi)
- 1954 Mainichi Film Concours:
- Won Best Art Direction: (Kisaku Itō)
- Won Best Sound Recording: Iwao Otani)
- 1956 U.S. Academy Awards:
- Nominated for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Tadaoto Kainosho
Bibliography[]
Poster of Ugetsu Monogatari on a double-bill with Mizoguchi's Street of Shame (1956)
- "Ugetsu (1953)" at the Internet Movie Database
- "雨月物語" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- "雨月物語" (in Japanese). Kinema Jumpo. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "雨月物語" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ↑ "雨月物語" (in Japanese). Kinema Jumpo. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ↑ "Awards for Ugetsu (1953)" at IMDb.
