Despite some disturbing scenes and issues, this is a beautiful movie. It tells the story of how the search for money and glory can destroy true happiness. What makes the story work is a lot of different things. First of all, the acting is very good.The scenery and costumes were pretty good as well. The directing was what was the most outstanding. I confess that I have a problem with most modern movies in that they show a heavy dependance on modern technology and declining moral standards.
If you love Japanese movies, this is a must-have film. Mizoguchi was one of the world's best directors. The homecoming scene near the end of Ugetsu is one of the great moments in cinema. Note the way that scene was shot. The cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa is without equal. This movie has more memorable scenes than just about any other film I've watched.
The basic plot of Ugetsu involves two peasants who go off to seek fame and fortune. Their adventures end up having disastrous consequences for their wives. Mizoguchi's films often focus on the plight of women who are victimized by greedy and selfish men. Another theme is how a woman's love can save a man from his follies. This film, vastly underrated and overlooked, is quite simply one of the best films ever made. With scenes that alternate between horror and beauty, hallucination(幻覚） and crushing reality, the supernatural and the real, and with an exceptional cinematographer (someone who worked for Kurosawa in the years to come) this film has it all: a love story, a moral fable(寓話), an insight into the nature of the human condition. One of the great masterworks of Japanese cinema, "Ugetsu" is part ghost story, part wartime drama, and the two mix beautifully under Mizoguchi's cogent(説得力のある) direction. In some ways, he links the suffering of women--murder, rape, destitution--to the selfish acts and desires of men, an unambiguously progressive theme in postwar Japan's reevaluation of tradition. "Ugetsu" benefits enormously from the presence of Kyo as a sensual(官能的な)apparition(亡霊), as well as Kazuo Miyagawa's gliding camerawork. Film lovers will embrace this entrancing(夢中にさせる)story of human longing(切望).
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