Kenji Mizoguchi

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

Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

13 October 1939

Sisters of the Gion

15 October 1936

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2021	Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos	Self (archive footage)

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1957	An Osaka Story	Story
1956	Street of Shame	Director
1956	Sisters of Gion	Original Story
1955	Princess Yang Kwei Fei	Director
1955	Taira Clan Saga	Director
1954	Sansho the Bailiff	Director
1954	The Crucified Lovers	Director
1954	The Woman in the Rumor	Director
1953	Ugetsu	Director
1953	A Geisha	Director
1952	The Life of Oharu	Director
1952	The Life of Oharu	Writer
1952	The Life of Oharu	Producer
1951	Miss Oyu	Director
1951	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
1946	Victory of Women	Director
1945	The Sword	Director
1945	Victory Song	Director
1944	Miyamoto Musashi	Director
1941	The 47 Ronin	Director
1941	A Man of the Arts	Director
1940	Osaka Woman	Director
1940	Osaka Woman	Writer
1940	晴小袖	Compositor
1939	The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum	Director
1938	Ah, My Hometown	Director
1937	The Straits of Love and Hate	Director
1937	The Straits of Love and Hate	Writer
1936	Sisters of the Gion	Director
1936	Sisters of the Gion	Writer
1936	Osaka Elegy	Director
1936	Osaka Elegy	Story
1935	Oyuki the Virgin	Director
1935	The Downfall of Osen	Director
1935	Poppy	Director
1935	Miss Okichi	Co-Director
1934	The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate	Director
1933	The Water Magician	Director
1933	The Feast of Gion	Director
1933	The Feast of Gion	Writer
1932	The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia	Director
1931	And Yet They Go On	Director
1930	Mistress of a Foreigner	Director
1930	Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown	Director
1929	Tokyo March	Director
1929	The Morning Sun Shines	Director
1929	Metropolitan Symphony	Director
1927	Jihishincho	Director
1926	A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring	Director
1926	The Passion of a Woman Teacher	Director
1925	Song of Home	Director
1925	Smiling Earth	Director
1923	Foggy Harbour	Director
1923	Blood and Soul	Director
1923	The Day Love Came Back	Director
1923	The Homeland	Director
1923	The Homeland	Writer
1923	The Adventures of Arsène Lupin	Director
1923	The Adventures of Arsène Lupin	Screenplay