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Kenji Mizoguchi

Directing 58 (deceased) years old Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan ★ 0.5
Born: May 16, 1898
Died: August 24, 1956

Biography

Kenji Mizoguchi (May 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu (1953) won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène. "His films have an extraordinary force and purity. They shake and move the viewer by the power, refinement and compassion with which they confront human suffering."

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Known For

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff Director 1954
Ugetsu
Ugetsu Director 1953
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari Director 1954
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu Director 1952
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love Director 1949

Filmography

Acting Credits (2)

Directing Credits (52)

Street of Shame
Street of Shame Director 1956
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Clan Saga Director 1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei Director 1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari Director 1954
The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor Director 1954
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff Director 1954
A Geisha
A Geisha Director 1953
Ugetsu
Ugetsu Director 1953
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu Director 1952
The Lady of Musashino
The Lady of Musashino Director 1951
Miss Oyu
Miss Oyu Director 1951
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki Director 1950
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love Director 1949
Women of the Night
Women of the Night Director 1948
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako Director 1947
Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro and His Five Women Director 1946
Victory of Women
Victory of Women Director 1946
Victory Song
Victory Song Director 1945
The Sword
The Sword Director 1945
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi Director 1944
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin Director 1941
A Man of the Arts
A Man of the Arts Director 1941
Osaka Woman
Osaka Woman Director 1940
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Director 1939
Ah, My Hometown
Ah, My Hometown Director 1938
The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate Director 1937
Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion Director 1936
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy Director 1936
Poppy
Poppy Director 1935
Miss Okichi
Miss Okichi Co-Director 1935
Oyuki the Virgin
Oyuki the Virgin Director 1935
The Downfall of Osen
The Downfall of Osen Director 1935
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate Director 1934
The Feast of Gion
The Feast of Gion Director 1933
The Water Magician
The Water Magician Director 1933
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia Director 1932
And Yet They Go On
And Yet They Go On Director 1931
Mistress of a Foreigner
Mistress of a Foreigner Director 1930
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown Director 1930
Tokyo March
Tokyo March Director 1929
The Morning Sun Shines
The Morning Sun Shines Director 1929
Metropolitan Symphony
Metropolitan Symphony Director 1929
Jihishincho
Jihishincho Director 1927
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
The Passion of a Woman Teacher Director 1926
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring Director 1926
Song of Home
Song of Home Director 1925
Smiling Earth
Smiling Earth Director 1925
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul Director 1923
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour Director 1923
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin Director 1923
The Homeland
The Homeland Director 1923
The Day Love Came Back
The Day Love Came Back Director 1923

Writing Credits (10)

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