Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Directing

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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Filmography

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An Osaka Story ★ 6.0 An Osaka Story 1957 Sisters of Gion Sisters of Gion 1956 Street of Shame ★ 7.7 Street of Shame 1956 Taira Clan Saga ★ 6.8 Taira Clan Saga 1955 Princess Yang Kwei-fei ★ 6.7 Princess Yang Kwei-fei 1955 Chikamatsu Monogatari ★ 7.8 Chikamatsu Monogatari 1954 The Woman in the Rumor ★ 7.3 The Woman in the Rumor 1954 Sansho the Bailiff ★ 8.1 Sansho the Bailiff 1954 A Geisha ★ 7.5 A Geisha 1953 Ugetsu ★ 8.0 Ugetsu 1953 The Life of Oharu ★ 7.7 The Life of Oharu 1952 The Lady of Musashino ★ 6.2 The Lady of Musashino 1951 Miss Oyu ★ 7.2 Miss Oyu 1951 Portrait of Madame Yuki ★ 6.7 Portrait of Madame Yuki 1950 Flame of My Love ★ 5.4 Flame of My Love 1949 Women of the Night ★ 7.1 Women of the Night 1948 The Love of the Actress Sumako ★ 7.0 The Love of the Actress Sumako 1947 Utamaro and His Five Women ★ 7.2 Utamaro and His Five Women 1946 Victory of Women ★ 7.1 Victory of Women 1946 Victory Song ★ 6.0 Victory Song 1945 The Famous Sword Bijomaru ★ 6.0 The Famous Sword Bijomaru 1945 Miyamoto Musashi ★ 6.4 Miyamoto Musashi 1944 The 47 Ronin ★ 6.9 The 47 Ronin 1941 A Man of the Arts ★ 9.0 A Man of the Arts 1941 晴小袖 晴小袖 1940 Osaka Woman ★ 7.0 Osaka Woman 1940 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum ★ 7.8 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 1939 Ah, My Hometown ★ 9.0 Ah, My Hometown 1938 The Straits of Love and Hate ★ 7.5 The Straits of Love and Hate 1937 Sisters of the Gion ★ 7.1 Sisters of the Gion 1936 Osaka Elegy ★ 6.7 Osaka Elegy 1936 Poppy ★ 6.7 Poppy 1935 Miss Okichi ★ 6.0 Miss Okichi 1935 Oyuki the Virgin ★ 5.4 Oyuki the Virgin 1935 The Downfall of Osen ★ 7.5 The Downfall of Osen 1935 The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate ★ 8.0 The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate 1934 The Feast of Gion ★ 7.5 The Feast of Gion 1933 The Water Magician ★ 7.3 The Water Magician 1933 The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia ★ 8.0 The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia 1932 And Yet They Go On ★ 9.0 And Yet They Go On 1931 Mistress of a Foreigner ★ 6.3 Mistress of a Foreigner 1930 Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown ★ 7.0 Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown 1930 Tokyo March ★ 6.1 Tokyo March 1929 The Morning Sun Shines ★ 5.8 The Morning Sun Shines 1929 Metropolitan Symphony ★ 10.0 Metropolitan Symphony 1929 Jihishincho ★ 7.0 Jihishincho 1927 The Passion of a Woman Teacher ★ 7.0 The Passion of a Woman Teacher 1926 A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring ★ 8.0 A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring 1926 Song of Home ★ 5.5 Song of Home 1925 Smiling Earth ★ 7.0 Smiling Earth 1925 Blood and Soul ★ 7.0 Blood and Soul 1923 Foggy Harbour ★ 10.0 Foggy Harbour 1923 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin ★ 7.0 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin 1923 The Homeland ★ 9.0 The Homeland 1923 The Day Love Came Back ★ 10.0 The Day Love Came Back 1923