Kenji Mizoguchi
Filmography

Kenji Mizoguchi

DirectorBorn May 16, 1898Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan47 titles

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.

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Ugetsu
Ugetsu
1953 · 8.0
Director
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · 8.1
Director
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956 · 7.7
Director
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 · 7.8
Director, Writer
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 · 7.8
Director
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Clan Saga
1955 · 6.8
Director
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
1941 · 6.9
Director
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955 · 6.7
Director
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · 6.7
Director, Story
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
1939 · 7.8
Director