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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 96% of the 51 1950s fantasy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
658 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer
- Tamekichi MochizukiOriginal Music Composer
- Ichirō SaitōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Machiko KyōLady Wakasa
- Mitsuko MitoOhama
- Kinuyo TanakaMiyagi
- Masayuki MoriGenjurô
- Eitarō OzawaTôbei
- Sugisaku AoyamaOld Priest
- Mitsusaburō RamonCaptain of Tamba Soldiers
- Ryōsuke KagawaVillage Master
- Kichijirō UedaShop Owner
- Shōzō NanbuShintô Priest
- Kikue MōriUkon
- Ryūzaburō MitsuokaSoldier
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Themes
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