Japan Synopsis
雨月物語
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.
Audience Engagement
496 audience reviews — more than 93% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (93th percentile) outruns trending popularity (75th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ugetsu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Fantasy + Drama in Japan
345 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ugetsu itself).
The 1952–1954 Japan Window
Ugetsu holds position #4 of 19 Japan films in the 1952–1954 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ugetsu premiered alongside 6 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Japan films in 1953.
The 64th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ugetsu, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- warring states period · 4
- bigamy · 1
- rural area · 26
- feudal japan · 26
- sengoku period · 14
- greed · 12
- 16th century · 11
- black and white · 10
- japan · 454
- based on novel or book · 288
- samurai · 128
- ghost · 84
- jidaigeki · 61
- tragedy · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #528 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #242 of 1,274 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | March 26, 1953 |
| IMDb | tt0046478 |