Ugetsu

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.

• japan
• samurai
• based on novel or book
• greed
• bigamy
• tragedy
• rural area
• black and white
• ghost
• jidaigeki
• sengoku period
• feudal japan
• 16th century
• warring states period
• historical romance