03-08-2017 23:04 via thestranger.com

Upper-Class Ghost Lures Working-Class Man With Sex in Kenji Mizoguchi's Masterpiece Ugetsu

Part sensual ghost story and part cautionary tale about profiteering from war, Ugetsu is a stunning film.by Annie WagnerHow to make love to a ghost without getting tired... The Criterion Collection
Part sensual ghost story and part cautionary tale about profiteering from war, Ugetsu is a stunning film. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi in 1953, the film concerns two families in a small village during the rampant civil wars of the 16th century. One couple is tragicomic: The pathetic and groveling husba
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