Masayuki Mori Blu-ray Artist Details

Akira Kurosawa writes, directs and edits his farewell film that centers on the life of Prof. Hyakken Uchida (Tatsuo Matsumura), who spends his retirement years in 1940s Tokyo. The sensei's students and supporters honor him annually with a birthday party. They also ask him, "Maadha kai? (Are you ready?)" -- to which he always replies, "Madadayo! (Not yet!)" The film is based on the literary works of real-life Japanese author Uchida.

Genres	Drama, Foreign, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Japan, Japanese Language
Crew	Akira Kurosawa (Director), Takao Saitô (Cinematographer)
Cast	Tatsuo Matsumura, Hisashi Igawa, Masayuki Mori, George Tokoro
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With 16th century Japan's feudal wars as a backdrop, director Kenji Mizoguchi's lyrical masterpiece delivers a profound message about the ephemeral nature of human life. Despite the conflict raging around them, a potter and a farmer -- two peasants with visions of grandeur -- journey to the city seeking wealth and glory. But their blind ambition ultimately takes its toll on the families they left behind.

a.k.a.	Ugetsu 雨月物語
Genres	Classics, Drama, Fantasy, Fantasy Movies, Foreign, Foreign Classic Dramas, Foreign Classics, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Japan, Japanese Language, Period Pieces, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Crew	Kenji Mizoguchi (Director), Kazuo Miyagawa (Cinematographer)
Cast	Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka, Saka Ozawa, Ikio Sawamura, Mitsuko Mito, Kikue Mori, Ryosuke Kagawa, Eigoro Onoe, Saburo Date
Awards	TIME Magazine: All-TIME 100 Movies
Nominations	Academy Awards: Best Costume Design
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Considered one of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces, this Oscar-winning crime drama unfolds as four witnesses to a rape and murder report their versions of the attack, leaving the viewer to decide what really happened.

a.k.a.	Rashômon 羅生門
Genres	Classics, Crime Dramas, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Classic Dramas, Foreign Classics, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Languages, Foreign Must-See, Japan, Japanese Language
Crew	Akira Kurosawa (Director), Kazuo Miyagawa (Cinematographer)
Cast	Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijiro Ueda, Noriko Honma, Daisuke Kato
Nominations	Academy Awards: Best Art Direction BAFTA: Best Film
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