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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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Machiko KyōLady Wakasa
Mitsuko MitoOhama
Kinuyo TanakaMiyagi
Masayuki MoriGenjurô
Eitarō OzawaTôbei
Ryōsuke KagawaVillage Master
Kichijirō UedaShop Owner
Shōzō NanbuShintô Priest
Ryūzaburō MitsuokaSoldierExplore the crew
- Editor
- Mitsuzō Miyata
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Original Music Composer
- Tamekichi Mochizuki
- Screenplay
- Yoshikata Yoda
- Original Music Composer
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Original Music Composer
- Ichirō Saitō
- Producer
- Masaichi Nagata
- Director of Photography
- Kazuo Miyagawa