The morality of Ugetsu is built from the premise that, in their pursuits of riches and new social status, Genjuro and Tobei have sacrificed the safety of their wives and families in the middle of a civil war. Genjuro and Tobei should have behaved like the villagers that, successful or not, were fully committed to … Continue reading #309. Ugetsu, Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
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#280. The Sword of Doom. Dir., Kihachi Okamoto
The omission of information in a story is typically a frustrating shortcoming that prevents the audience from understanding the motivations or relationships of characters. The Sword of Doom provides no history of feudal Japan and gives us almost nothing about the past of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a samurai that kills with a combat style that feigns … Continue reading #280. The Sword of Doom. Dir., Kihachi Okamoto


