Directing
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898-05-16 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
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
Sansho the Bailiff
The Life of Oharu
Street of Shame
Chikamatsu Monogatari
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Sisters of the Gion
The 47 Ronin
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Osaka Elegy
A Geisha
Miss Oyu
The Woman in the Rumor
Utamaro and His Five Women
Taira Clan Saga
Women of the Night
Movie credits · 58
Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
An Osaka Story
Sisters of Gion
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
晴小袖
Osaka Woman
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
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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