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.
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
Cast: Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka, Masayuki Mori, Eitarô Ozawa
Producer: Masaichi Nagata, Fumio Hayasaka, Kazuo Miyagawa, Akira Suzuki, Kenji Mizoguchi
IMDb Score: 8.1/10 by 243 users
Runtime: 96 minutes
Released: 3/26/1953