In the following year of 1953, Kinuyo and the director Yokomizo created "Ugetsu Monogatari" (Tales of Moon and Rain) which won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival.
翌1953年には同じコンビで『雨月物語』を製作、ヴェネチア国際映画祭で銀獅子賞を受賞する。