Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Directing · Born 1898-05-16 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

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.

As cast

As director

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