tales after the rain directed by kenji mizoguchi written by matsutar kawaguchi , yoshikata yoda based on the stories asaji ga yado and jasei no in by akinari ueda plot synopsis also known as tales of ugetsu , this was one of the first japanese kaidan eiga ( ghost story films ) to enjoy major exposure in the west ( it won director kenzo mizoguchi the silver lion award at the venice film festival ) ; its the tale of a phantom trying to pass herself off as a real , flesh and blood woman , and the man who almost falls into her deadly trap .