Kenji Mizoguchi
Filmography

Kenji Mizoguchi

DirectorBorn May 16, 1898Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan47 titles

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.

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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
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 · 7.8
Director
Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro and His Five Women
1946 · 7.2
Director
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 · 7.7
Director, Writer
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955 · 6.7
Director
Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion
1936 · 7.1
Director, Writer
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947 · 7.0
Director
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
1939 · 7.8
Director