FilmBabble: The Sight and Sound Top 100

=90. Ugetsu

Episode Summary

This week, Charlie and Antonio tackle the first film on the list hailing from Japan! Specifically, Kenji Mizoguchi's 1953 ethereal folktale classic UGETSU. Never heard of it? Well, don't fret, because this is a first time watch for the Filmbabble boys. Hop in and get ready to try something new out!

Episode Notes

This week, Charlie and Antonio tackle the first film on the list hailing from Japan! Specifically, Kenji Mizoguchi's 1953 ethereal folktale classic UGETSU. Never heard of it? Well, don't fret, because this is a first time watch for the Filmbabble boys. Hop in and get ready to try something new out!

 

Intro/outro music: "Highway Star" by Deep Purple, cover composed by Tim Follin

 

UGETSU (1953), Japan, written by Matsutaro Kawaguchi and Yoshikata Yoda, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa, featuring Machiko Kyo, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori, and Eitaro Ozawa