Ueda Akinari’s story Bewitched and Kenji Mizoguchi’s movie “Ugetsu,” both enchant us today. Akinari’s Bewitched explains how a young Japanese man by the name of Toyo-o meets beautiful young woman, Manago, who is described to be very mysterious and ghostly. Manago and Maroya both deceive men with their beauty and grace-like features but this created an illusion saying that women are misleading and in a way, should not be trusted. Throughout this story, you see the roles, relationships and the expectations of men and women of Japanese culture. The gender roles in the short story are important because it is relevant to how women and men are viewed today. In the story, the men in Japanese culture were expected to support the families, they are showed to be masculine and hardworking where as women are viewed as docile  and submissive. Women were not as equal as men, they were not praised as highly and today, the case is much similar. Though women have rights, they are not treated as equally and there have been numerous debates where it is shown economically, politically and overall, socially. In Mizoguchi’s film “Ugetsu,” the storyline is very much similar. The traits that were given to Manago were unacceptable and in a way, it is an example of how a woman should not act because it can bring dishonor not only on her, but on her family as well. These stories were meant to teach others of how one should act and what is deem acceptable. After analyzing the movie and the short story, I have come to realize that the gender role is still crucial no matter what culture or time period.