Ugetsu Monogatari / Oyu-Sama (DVD)

This review was originally written by myself, here: http://fritzlfan.wordpress.com/ Indeed, despite the vast acclaim and praise that I had read on Ugetsu Monogatari, I did not expect to see a film with such poetic visuals and the lark as this. Though Kenji Mizoguchi is not as famous amongst the general public as some of his fellow compatriots such as Kurosawa, he showed the western world his talents as a director with his most renowned film, Ugetsu Monogatari. The film is set in the 16th century in Japan as two brothers attempt to earn riches through different paths whilst the country is in the stage of feudalism. Young Tobei dreams of becoming a samurai, ...  Read the complete review