The Tale of Moonlight and Rain, written by a Japanese writer Ueda Akinari, has nine gothic stories, based on popular folklore of China and Japan. The title of the book Ugetsu Monogatari represents the symbol of rain and moon: the premonition of supernatural beings.
The Chrysanthemum Pledge(Kikka no chigiri)
A samurai’s ghost fulfills his promise to meet his scholar friend when he was alive.
House Amid The Thickets(Asaji ga yado)
The story of a woman whose husband leaves for capital due to work and tells her to wait for him but unfortunately, she dies, She meets her husband after her death.
Bird of Paradise(Bupposo)
A story of the two vengeful ghosts who come back as Asura to take their revenge.
The Cauldron of Kibitsu(Kibitsu no kama)
A man named Shotaro is unfaithful to his wife, but his wife Isora dies and returns as a vengeful ghost to take revenge from his husband.
White Serpent's Lust(Jasei no in)
The serpent woman Manago who falls in love with a handsome man Toyoo, when Toyoo marries Tomiko, so angry demon takes revenge from him.
The Carp of My Dreams(Muo no rigyo)
A Buddhist monk Kogi is skilled in painting. one day while painting, he falls asleep, and in his dream, he enters the river and sees the various kind of fish.
The Blue Hood(Aozukin)
The story of a zen master Kaian who saves a village from a cannibal abbot of the temple.
Theory of Wealth and Poverty(Hinpukuron)
A wealthy but frugal samurai, Sanai, who loves saving money. one night he meets an old man who introduces himself as the spirit of gold.
