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Kenji Mizoguchi

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Kenji Mizoguchi

Born
Died
(aged 58)
Birthplace
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Credits
58 titles

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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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 2

YearTitleRole
2021 Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos Film Self (archive footage)
1975 Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Film Self

Crew credits 56

YearTitleJob
1957 An Osaka Story Film Story
1956 Sisters of Gion Film Original Story
1956 Street of Shame Film Director
1955 Taira Clan Saga Film Director
1955 Princess Yang Kwei-fei Film Director
1954 Chikamatsu Monogatari Film Director
1954 The Woman in the Rumor Film Director
1954 Sansho the Bailiff Film Director
1953 A Geisha Film Director
1953 Ugetsu Film Director
1952 The Life of Oharu Film Writer, Director, Producer
1951 The Lady of Musashino Film Director
1951 Miss Oyu Film Director
1950 Portrait of Madame Yuki Film Director
1949 Flame of My Love Film Director
1948 Women of the Night Film Director
1947 The Love of the Actress Sumako Film Director
1946 Utamaro and His Five Women Film Director
1946 Victory of Women Film Director
1945 Victory Song Film Director
1945 The Famous Sword Bijomaru Film Director
1944 Miyamoto Musashi Film Director
1941 The 47 Ronin Film Director
1941 A Man of the Arts Film Director
1940 晴小袖 Film Compositor
1940 Osaka Woman Film Writer, Director
1939 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Film Director
1938 Ah, My Hometown Film Director
1937 The Straits of Love and Hate Film Director, Writer
1936 Sisters of the Gion Film Director, Writer
1936 Osaka Elegy Film Director, Story
1935 Poppy Film Director
1935 Miss Okichi Film Co-Director
1935 Oyuki the Virgin Film Director
1935 The Downfall of Osen Film Director
1934 The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate Film Director
1933 The Feast of Gion Film Director, Writer
1933 The Water Magician Film Director
1932 The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia Film Director
1931 And Yet They Go On Film Director
1930 Mistress of a Foreigner Film Director
1930 Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown Film Director
1929 Tokyo March Film Director
1929 The Morning Sun Shines Film Director
1929 Metropolitan Symphony Film Director
1927 Jihishincho Film Director
1926 The Passion of a Woman Teacher Film Director
1926 A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring Film Director
1925 Song of Home Film Director
1925 Smiling Earth Film Director
1924 Chronicle of May Rain Film Director
1923 Blood and Soul Film Director
1923 Foggy Harbour Film Director
1923 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin Film Director, Screenplay
1923 The Homeland Film Director, Writer
1923 The Day Love Came Back Film Director
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