Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
2 movies as actor · 52 as director
Born May 16, 1898 – Aug 24, 1956 (aged 58)From Asakusa, Tokyo, JapanAlso known as 溝口 健二, 미조구치 켄지, 겐지 미조구치
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
1953 · Fantasy, Drama
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Drama
The Life of Oharu
1952 · Drama
Street of Shame
1956 · Drama
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 · Drama, Romance
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
1939 · Romance, Drama
Sisters of the Gion
1936 · Drama
The 47 Ronin
1941 · Drama, History
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955 · Romance, Drama
Osaka Elegy
1936 · Drama
A Geisha
1953 · Drama
Miss Oyu
1951 · Drama, Romance
Movies directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Street of Shame
1956
Taira Clan Saga
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
A Geisha
1953
Ugetsu
1953
The Life of Oharu
1952
The Lady of Musashino
1951
Miss Oyu
1951
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
Flame of My Love
1949
Women of the Night
1948
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947
Utamaro and His Five Women
1946
Victory of Women
1946
Victory Song
1945
The Famous Sword Bijomaru
1945
Miyamoto Musashi
1944
The 47 Ronin
1941
A Man of the Arts
1941
Osaka Woman
1940
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
1939
Ah, My Hometown
Ah, My Hometown
1938
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
Sisters of the Gion
1936
Osaka Elegy
1936
Poppy
1935
Oyuki the Virgin
1935
The Downfall of Osen
1935
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate
1934
The Feast of Gion
1933
The Water Magician
1933
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
1932
And Yet They Go On
1931
Mistress of a Foreigner
Mistress of a Foreigner
1930
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
1930
Tokyo March
1929
The Morning Sun Shines
1929
Metropolitan Symphony
1929
Jihishincho
Jihishincho
1927
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
1926
Song of Home
Song of Home
1925
Smiling Earth
1925
Chronicle of May Rain
Chronicle of May Rain
1924
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1923
The Homeland
The Homeland
1923
The Day Love Came Back
The Day Love Came Back
1923
Kenji Mizoguchi as actor
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