KENJI MIZOGUCHI
Kenji Mizoguchi
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: May 16, 1898
Deathday: August 24, 1956
Place of Birth: Asakusa, 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."
Filmography
Starring
Self (archive footage)
Production
1957·
An Osaka StoryStory
1956·
Sisters of GionOriginal Story
1956·
Street of ShameDirector
Director
1955·
Taira Clan SagaDirector
Director
Director
1954·
Sansho the BailiffDirector
1953·
A GeishaDirector
1953·
UgetsuDirector
1952·
The Life of OharuProducer, Director, Writer
Director
1951·
Miss OyuDirector
Director
1949·
Flame of My LoveDirector
1948·
Women of the NightDirector
Director
1946·
Victory of WomenDirector
Director
1945·
Victory SongDirector
1945·
The SwordDirector
1944·
Miyamoto MusashiDirector
1941·
A Man of the ArtsDirector
1941·
The 47 RoninDirector
1940·
晴小袖Compositor
1940·
Osaka WomanDirector, Writer
Director
1938·
Ah, My HometownDirector
Writer, Director
1936·
Sisters of the GionWriter, Director
1936·
Osaka ElegyStory, Director
1935·
PoppyDirector
1935·
The Downfall of OsenDirector
1935·
Miss OkichiCo-Director
1935·
Oyuki the VirginDirector
Director
1933·
The Feast of GionWriter, Director
1933·
The Water MagicianDirector
Director
1931·
And Yet They Go OnDirector
Director
Director
Director
Director
1929·
Tokyo MarchDirector
1927·
JihishinchoDirector
Director
Director
1925·
Smiling EarthDirector
1925·
Song of HomeDirector
Screenplay, Director
1923·
The HomelandWriter, Director
Director
1923·
Blood and SoulDirector
1923·
Foggy HarbourDirector