Mizogucsi Kendzsi
Directing1898Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting History
2021
Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos
as Self (archive footage)
1975
1957
An Osaka Story
Story
1956
Sisters of Gion
Original Story
Street of Shame
Director
1955
Taira Clan Saga
Director
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Director
1954
1952
1951
Miss Oyu
Director
The Lady of Musashino
Director
1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Director
1949
Flame of My Love
Director
1948
Women of the Night
Director
1947
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Director
1946
Utamaro and His Five Women
Director
Victory of Women
Director
1945
The Sword
Director
Victory Song
Director
1944
Miyamoto Musashi
Director
1941
The 47 Ronin
Director
A Man of the Arts
Director
1940
1939
1938
Ah, My Hometown
Director
1937
The Straits of Love and Hate
Director
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
And Yet They Go On
Director
1930
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Director
Mistress of a Foreigner
Director
1929
1927
Jihishincho
Director
1926
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
Director
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
Director
1925
Song of Home
Director
Smiling Earth
Director
1923
Foggy Harbour
Director
Blood and Soul
Director
The Day Love Came Back
Director
The Homeland
Director
The Homeland
Writer
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Director
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Screenplay