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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

7.219752h 30mMovieDocumentary

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.

DirectorKaneto Shindō
WriterKaneto Shindō

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Cast · Directed by Kaneto Shindō

TITakako Irie
Takako Irie
Self
DIDaisuke Itō
Daisuke Itō
Self
KKKyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Self
MK
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Self
MKMichiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Self
MKMachiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Self
YMYasuzō Masumura
Yasuzō Masumura
Self
KMKazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Self
KMKakuko Mori
Kakuko Mori
Self
MNMasaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Self
MNMasashige Narusawa
Masashige Narusawa
Self
KO
Ken'ichi Okamoto
Self

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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 12, 1975. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director based on a true story?

Yes — Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).