Ugetsu (Criterion) (1953) Rating: Starring: Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo, Kinuyo Tanaka, Eitaro Ozawa, Ikio Sawamura Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Category: Classics, Classics Studio: Criterion Subtitles: Japanese Length: 97 mins Want to buy?           The great Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi draws on sources from both East and West for this, his crowning achievement. Focusing on an ambitious potter haunted by a beautiful ghost and a farmer who dreams of becoming a samurai, Ugetsu offers a commentary on the delusions of lust and power and the folly of war. Renowned cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa helps Mizoguchi seamlessly interweave the supernatural with reality, creating one of the most beautiful films of all time.