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Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

16/05/1898

Day of Death

24/08/1956
(58) years old

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... Read More

Known For

Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos

Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Filmography

Crew

1957

An Osaka Story

as Story

1956

Sisters of Gion

as Original Story

1956

Street of Shame

as Director

1955

Taira Clan Saga

as Director

1955

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

as Director

1954

The Crucified Lovers

as Director

1954

The Woman in the Rumor

as Director

1954

Sansho the Bailiff

as Director

1953

A Geisha

as Director

1953

Ugetsu

as Director

1952

The Life of Oharu

as Director

1952

The Life of Oharu

as Writer

1952

The Life of Oharu

as Producer

1951

The Lady of Musashino

as Director

1951

Miss Oyu

as Director

1950

Portrait of Madame Yuki

as Director

1949

Flame of My Love

as Director

1948

Women of the Night

as Director

1947

The Love of the Actress Sumako

as Director

1946

Utamaro and His Five Women

as Director

1946

Victory of Women

as Director

1945

Victory Song

as Director

1945

The Sword

as Director

1944

Miyamoto Musashi

as Director

1941

The 47 Ronin

as Director

1941

A Man of the Arts

as Director

1940

晴小袖

as Compositor

1940

Osaka Woman

as Director

1940

Osaka Woman

as Writer

1939

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

as Director

1938

Ah, My Hometown

as Director

1937

The Straits of Love and Hate

as Director

1937

The Straits of Love and Hate

as Writer

1936

Sisters of the Gion

as Director

1936

Sisters of the Gion

as Writer

1936

Osaka Elegy

as Director

1936

Osaka Elegy

as Story

1935

Poppy

as Director

1935

Oyuki the Virgin

as Director

1935

Miss Okichi

as Co-Director

1935

The Downfall of Osen

as Director

1934

The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate

as Director

1933

The Feast of Gion

as Director

1933

The Feast of Gion

as Writer

1933

The Water Magician

as Director

1932

The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia

as Director

1931

And Yet They Go On

as Director

1930

Mistress of a Foreigner

as Director

1930

Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown

as Director

1929

Tokyo March

as Director

1929

The Morning Sun Shines

as Director

1929

Metropolitan Symphony

as Director

1927

Jihishincho

as Director

1926

The Passion of a Woman Teacher

as Director

1926

A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring

as Director

1925

Song of Home

as Director

1925

Smiling Earth

as Director

1923

Blood and Soul

as Director

1923

Foggy Harbour

as Director

1923

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

as Director

1923

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin

as Screenplay

1923

The Homeland

as Writer

1923

The Homeland

as Director

1923

The Day Love Came Back

as Director