Directing
Kenji Mizoguchi
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan · Born 1898-05-16
- Films
- 57
- Avg rating
- 7.2
- Active since
- 1923
- Top genre
- Drama
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenji Mizoguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Acting
Writing
Directing
Street of Shame
Taira Clan Saga
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Chikamatsu Monogatari
The Woman in the Rumor
Sansho the Bailiff
A Geisha
Ugetsu
The Life of Oharu
The Lady of Musashino
Miss Oyu
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Flame of My Love
Women of the Night
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Utamaro and His Five Women
Victory of Women
Victory Song
The Famous Sword Bijomaru
Miyamoto Musashi
The 47 Ronin
A Man of the Arts
Osaka Woman
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
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Ah, My Hometown
The Straits of Love and Hate
Sisters of the Gion
Osaka Elegy
Poppy
Miss Okichi
Oyuki the Virgin
The Downfall of Osen
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate
The Feast of Gion
The Water Magician
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The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
And Yet They Go On
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Mistress of a Foreigner
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Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Tokyo March
The Morning Sun Shines
Metropolitan Symphony
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Jihishincho
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
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Song of Home
Smiling Earth
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Blood and Soul
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Foggy Harbour
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
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The Homeland
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The Day Love Came Back
