Kenji Mizoguchi
- Born
- May 16, 1898
- Died
- August 24, 1956 (58 years old)
- Place of birth
- Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Kenji Mizoguchi (16 May 1898 – 24 August 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
★ 8.0Ugetsu
1953
★ 8.1Sansho the Bailiff
1954
★ 7.8The Life of Oharu
1952
★ 7.7Street of Shame
1956
★ 7.8Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
★ 7.8The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
1939
★ 7.1Sisters of the Gion
1936
★ 6.9The 47 Ronin
1941
★ 6.7Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
★ 6.7Osaka Elegy
1936
★ 7.6A Geisha
1953
★ 7.2Miss Oyu
1951
Filmography
- 1957An Osaka StoryFilm · Story
- 1956Sisters of GionFilm · Original Story
- 1956Street of ShameFilm · Director★ 7.7
- 1955Taira Clan SagaFilm · Director★ 6.8
- 1955Princess Yang Kwei-feiFilm · Director★ 6.7
- 1954Chikamatsu MonogatariFilm · Director★ 7.8
- 1954The Woman in the RumorFilm · Director★ 7.3
- 1954Sansho the BailiffFilm · Director★ 8.1
- 1953A GeishaFilm · Director★ 7.6
- 1953UgetsuFilm · Director★ 8.0
- 1952The Life of OharuFilm · Writer, Director, Producer★ 7.8
- 1951The Lady of MusashinoFilm · Director★ 6.3
- 1951Miss OyuFilm · Director★ 7.2
- 1950Portrait of Madame YukiFilm · Director★ 6.8
- 1949Flame of My LoveFilm · Director
- 1948Women of the NightFilm · Director★ 7.1
- 1947The Love of the Actress SumakoFilm · Director
- 1946Utamaro and His Five WomenFilm · Director★ 7.1
- 1946Victory of WomenFilm · Director
- 1945Victory SongFilm · Director
- 1945The Famous Sword BijomaruFilm · Director
- 1944Miyamoto MusashiFilm · Director
- 1941The 47 RoninFilm · Director★ 6.9
- 1941A Man of the ArtsFilm · Director
- 1940晴小袖Film · Compositor
- 1940Osaka WomanFilm · Writer, Director
- 1939The Story of the Last ChrysanthemumFilm · Director★ 7.8
- 1938Ah, My HometownAh, My HometownFilm · Director
- 1937The Straits of Love and HateFilm · Director, Writer
- 1936Sisters of the GionFilm · Director, Writer★ 7.1
- 1936Osaka ElegyFilm · Director, Story★ 6.7
- 1935PoppyFilm · Director
- 1935Miss OkichiFilm · Co-Director
- 1935Oyuki the VirginFilm · Director
- 1935The Downfall of OsenFilm · Director
- 1934The Mountain Pass of Love and HateFilm · Director
- 1933The Feast of GionFilm · Director, Writer
- 1933The Water MagicianFilm · Director★ 7.2
- 1932The Dawn of Manchuria and MongoliaThe Dawn of Manchuria and MongoliaFilm · Director
- 1931And Yet They Go OnFilm · Director
- 1930Mistress of a ForeignerMistress of a ForeignerFilm · Director
- 1930Yoshie Fujiwara's HometownYoshie Fujiwara's HometownFilm · Director
- 1929Tokyo MarchFilm · Director★ 6.1
- 1929The Morning Sun ShinesFilm · Director
- 1929Metropolitan SymphonyFilm · Director
- 1927JihishinchoJihishinchoFilm · Director
- 1926The Passion of a Woman TeacherFilm · Director
- 1926A Paper Doll's Whisper of SpringFilm · Director
- 1925Song of HomeSong of HomeFilm · Director
- 1925Smiling EarthFilm · Director
- 1924Chronicle of May RainChronicle of May RainFilm · Director
- 1923Blood and SoulBlood and SoulFilm · Director
- 1923Foggy HarbourFoggy HarbourFilm · Director
- 1923The Adventures of Arsène LupinFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1923The HomelandThe HomelandFilm · Director, Writer
- 1923The Day Love Came BackThe Day Love Came BackFilm · Director