Ugetsu (1953)
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