Ugetsu (Monogatari) aka "This isn't Africa, get that off your head."

Theme: Japanese films of the 1950's (#3)

Released: 1954 (b&w)
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Actors:

• Masayuki Mori (Genjurô)
• Machiko Kyô (Lady Wakasa) same as in Rashamon
  
• Kinuyo Tanaka (Miyagi)
• Eitarô Ozawa (To^bei) (as Sakae Ozawa)

Nominated for an Oscar for best b&w Costume Design in 1956.
Won 2 Mainichi Film Concours awards in 1954 (Art Direction and Sound Recording).
This film is listed as Drama/Fantasy so watch out for some awesome twists!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046478/

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Present: Chris, Devin, Big John, Lincoln, Matt