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Kenji Mizoguchi
Born
16 May 1898
Died
24 August 1956
Place
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Directing

Kenji Mizoguchi

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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As director

Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956 · Director
Taira Clan Saga

Taira Clan Saga

1955 · Director
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955 · Director
Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

1954 · Director
Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954 · Director
The Woman in the Rumor

The Woman in the Rumor

1954 · Director
Ugetsu

Ugetsu

1953 · Director
A Geisha

A Geisha

1953 · Director
The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

1952 · Director
Miss Oyu

Miss Oyu

1951 · Director
The Lady of Musashino

The Lady of Musashino

1951 · Director
Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950 · Director
Flame of My Love

Flame of My Love

1949 · Director
Women of the Night

Women of the Night

1948 · Director
The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947 · Director
Utamaro and His Five Women

Utamaro and His Five Women

1946 · Director
Victory of Women

Victory of Women

1946 · Director
The Famous Sword Bijomaru

The Famous Sword Bijomaru

1945 · Director
Victory Song

Victory Song

1945 · Director
Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

1944 · Director
The 47 Ronin

The 47 Ronin

1941 · Director
A Man of the Arts

A Man of the Arts

1941 · Director
Osaka Woman

Osaka Woman

1940 · Director
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939 · Director

Ah, My Hometown

1938 · Director
The Straits of Love and Hate

The Straits of Love and Hate

1937 · Director
Osaka Elegy

Osaka Elegy

1936 · Director
Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

1936 · Director
Oyuki the Virgin

Oyuki the Virgin

1935 · Director
The Downfall of Osen

The Downfall of Osen

1935 · Director

As actor

Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos

Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos

2021 · Self (archive footage)
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975 · Self