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Tales of Ugetsu AKA Ugetsu AKA Ugetsu Monogatari AKA Tales of the Moon and Rain (1953)
Focusing on an ambitious potter haunted by a beautiful ghost and a farmer who dreams of becoming a samurai, Ugetsu offers a commentary on the delusions of lust and power and the folly of war.Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
OVERALL: R1-
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:There are no menus for the disc.
Packaging incorrectly states "region 4". -
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Subtitles:Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), English and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary by filmmaker, critic, and festival programmer Tony Rayns
"Two Worlds Intertwined" - an appreciation of "Ugetsu" by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda (14:08)
"Process and Production" - new video interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director on "Ugetsu", about the making of the film (20:13)
Video interview with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (10:31)
Japanese theatrical trailer no. 1 (3:36)
Japanese theatrical trailer no. 2 (3:36)
Spanish theatrical trailer (incomplete) (1:06)
DISC TWO
"Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director" 1975 documentary by Kaneto Shindo (149:45) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Two digi-packs and book packaged in a cardboard slipcase.
Includes a 72-page book featuring the original short stories on which the film is based (Akinari Ueda’s “The House in the Thicket” and “A Serpent's Lust” and Guy de Maupassant’s “How He Got the Legion of Honor”), and a new essay by critic Phillip Lopate. -
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Extras:"L'art de Kenji Mizoguchi dans Ugetsu Monogatari (1999)" - documentary by Jean Douchet (37:38)
Theatrical trailer (3:25)
Kenji Mizoguchi filmography -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 ("Arkamys Mono")
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD title: "Les Contes de la Lune Vague Après la Pluie".
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Oyû-sama" (93:47 NTSC)
Tony Rayns on Oyû-sama (12:46, in English)
DISC TWO
*The Film
Tony Rayns on Ugetsu Monogatari (8:20, in English)
Original Japanese Trailer (3:37, Japanese text with optional English subtitles)
Original Spanish Trailer (1:07, Spanish voiceover, Japanese text, optional English subtitles) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:64-page booklet containing:
- Cast and credits for Ugetsu Monogatari
- 'Ugetsu Monogatari: Why Is It a Masterpiece', extract from Keiko I. MacDonald's book 'Ugetsu: Kenji Mizoguchi, Director'.
- 'The Reed-Choked House' and 'A Serpent's Lust' by Ueda Akinari, translated by Anthony H. Chambers, two short stories written in 1776 that inspired the film.
- Cast and credits for Oyû-sama
- 'Oyû-sama', extract from Keiko I. MacDonald's book 'Mizoguchi'.
A double feature set with both titles featuring their own spine numbers.
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OVERALL: R1
The US release for the most substantial set of extras.
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CUTS:
- R0 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (92:35 PAL).
- R0 China- Bo Ying - No cuts
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (96:48 NTSC).
- R2 France- Fravidis / Opening - No cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (96:46 NTSC)
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 09/10/05
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 13/01/17UPDATE LOG:
23/03/12: Added R2 UK.
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13/01/17: Added Australia, updated title.
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