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Kenji Mizoguchi

Director • Born 1898

Kenji Mizoguchi

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About

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.

Known for

Ugetsu posterUgetsuMovie • 1953Sansho the Bailiff posterSansho the BailiffMovie • 1954The Life of Oharu posterThe Life of OharuMovie • 1952Chikamatsu Monogatari posterChikamatsu MonogatariMovie • 1954Street of Shame posterStreet of ShameMovie • 1956Princess Yang Kwei-fei posterPrincess Yang Kwei-feiMovie • 1955The 47 Ronin posterThe 47 RoninMovie • 1941The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum posterThe Story of the Last ChrysanthemumMovie • 1939Taira Clan Saga posterTaira Clan SagaMovie • 1955Women of the Night posterWomen of the NightMovie • 1948Miss Oyu posterMiss OyuMovie • 1951Portrait of Madame Yuki posterPortrait of Madame YukiMovie • 1950A Geisha posterA GeishaMovie • 1953The Lady of Musashino posterThe Lady of MusashinoMovie • 1951Sisters of the Gion posterSisters of the GionMovie • 1936Osaka Elegy posterOsaka ElegyMovie • 1936Utamaro and His Five Women posterUtamaro and His Five WomenMovie • 1946The Woman in the Rumor posterThe Woman in the RumorMovie • 1954The Water Magician posterThe Water MagicianMovie • 1933Tokyo March posterTokyo MarchMovie • 1929