Ugetsu
Original Title: 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.
Movies like Ugetsu
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Ugetsu. Explore films such as Ran, Kwaidan, and Throne of Blood, around the themes of rape victim, civil war, samurai. Other notable keywords include ambition and japan.
#1
Ran
Synopsis:
With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
Starring:
Yoshiko Miyazaki,
Tatsuya Nakadai,
Hisashi Igawa
Plot:
nihilism,
castle,
samurai,
struggle for power,
abdication,
intrigue,
brother,
rivalry,
advisor,
japanese castle
...
#2
Kwaidan
Synopsis:
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior'…
Starring:
Kenjirō Ishiyama,
Michiyo Aratama,
Misako Watanabe
#3
Throne of Blood
Synopsis:
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan…
Starring:
Takashi Shimura,
Toshirō Mifune,
Minoru Chiaki
Plot:
tragedy,
villain,
opening a door,
visit,
shot with an arrow,
shot with multiple arrows,
ride,
rider,
horseman,
spear
...
#4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Synopsis:
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam take the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.
Starring:
Andy Serkis,
Elijah Wood,
Liv Tyler
Plot:
epic,
orc,
hobbit,
ring,
middle earth,
battle,
quest,
journey,
wizard,
good versus evil
...
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#5
Fellini Satyricon
Synopsis:
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.
Starring:
Hiram Keller,
George Eastman,
Gordon Mitchell
#6
Elizabeth
Synopsis:
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Starring:
Christopher Eccleston,
Cate Blanchett,
Geoffrey Rush
#7
Andrei Rublev
Synopsis:
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled…
Starring:
Anatoliy Solonitsyn,
Ivan Lapikov,
Nikolay Grinko
Plot:
painter,
genius,
silence,
hunger,
creativity,
guilt,
folklore,
atonement,
religious art,
artist
...
#8
Viridiana
Synopsis:
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her un…
Starring:
Silvia Pinal,
José Calvo,
Margarita Lozano
Plot:
nun,
novice,
da vinci last supper,
suspected rape,
wedding veil,
drugged,
barefoot,
suicide by hanging,
jumping rope,
female feet
...
#9
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Synopsis:
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.
Starring:
Aidan Gillen,
Djimon Hounsou,
Jude Law
#10
The Northman
Synopsis:
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Nicole Kidman,
Alexander Skarsgård
Plot:
viking,
viking age,
based on legend,
berserker,
incestuous kiss,
revenge,
sword,
prince,
fight,
avenging father's death
...
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#11
The Last Samurai
Synopsis:
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Starring:
Timothy Spall,
Hiroyuki Sanada,
Ken Watanabe
Plot:
historically inaccurate,
alcoholic,
prostitute,
white savior,
drunkenness,
bowing,
emperor,
war hero,
ninja,
katana sword
...
#12
Seven Samurai
Synopsis:
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
Starring:
Takashi Shimura,
Yoshio Inaba,
Toshirō Mifune
Plot:
samurai,
16th century,
battle,
japan,
epic,
cult favorite,
katana sword,
village,
bandit,
farmer
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#13
Grave of the Fireflies
Synopsis:
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
Starring:
Tsutomu Tatsumi,
Ayano Shiraishi,
Yoshiko Shinohara
Plot:
orphan,
food,
survival,
older brother younger sister,
theft,
insect,
homelessness,
ghost,
doctor,
illness
...
#14
Tokyo Story
Synopsis:
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
Starring:
Chishū Ryū,
Nobuo Nakamura,
Eijirô Tôno
Plot:
doctor,
widow,
teacher,
selfishness,
hairdresser,
estrangement,
family reunion,
post world war two,
marriage,
loneliness
...
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#15
Rashomon
Synopsis:
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Starring:
Takashi Shimura,
Toshirō Mifune,
Minoru Chiaki
#16
Pan's Labyrinth
Synopsis:
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
Starring:
Manolo Solo,
Doug Jones,
Ivana Baquero
#17
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Synopsis:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is…
Starring:
John Cleese,
Eric Idle,
Michael Palin
#18
Gladiator
Synopsis:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle…
Starring:
John Shrapnel,
Djimon Hounsou,
Joaquin Phoenix
Plot:
roman empire,
gladiator,
slavery,
combat,
battlefield,
mother son relationship,
violence,
blood,
crucifixion,
stabbed to death
...
#19
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Synopsis:
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver,
Ben Kingsley,
Christian Bale
Plot:
pharaoh,
plague,
egypt,
sibling rivalry,
well,
battle,
epic,
tribe,
general,
destruction
...
#20
Empire of the Sun
Synopsis:
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirits, providing a beacon of hope for the others…
Starring:
Ben Stiller,
John Malkovich,
Joe Pantoliano