Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Directing
Born 1898-05-16 Died 1956-08-24 Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan 57 credits Golden Lion 2 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director 1 Silver Lion 1

Awards

Won 2 Golden Lion Awards

Golden Lion 2 won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director 1 won

Silver Lion 1 won

  • 1953 Silver Lion Won Ugetsu

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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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Filmography
Directing 52 credits
Ugetsu
Ugetsu
1953 · 81% · Director
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · 82% · Director
Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro and His Five Women
1946 · Director
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 · 78% · Director, Writer, Producer
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 · ★ 7.8 · Director
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
1939 · 81% · Director
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love
1949 · Director
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
1930 · Director
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955 · ★ 6.7 · Director
Song of Home
Song of Home
1925 · Director
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
1941 · ★ 6.9 · Director
Street of Shame
Street of Shame
1956 · ★ 7.7 · Director
A Geisha
A Geisha
1953 · ★ 7.5 · Director
Miss Oyu
Miss Oyu
1951 · ★ 7.2 · Director
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Story
Poppy
Poppy
1935 · Director
Ah, My Hometown
Ah, My Hometown
1938 · Director
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Director
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950 · Director
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Clan Saga
1955 · Director
Oyuki the Virgin
Oyuki the Virgin
1935 · Director
The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor
1954 · Director
The Water Magician
The Water Magician
1933 · Director
Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion
1936 · ★ 7.1 · Director, Writer
The Lady of Musashino
The Lady of Musashino
1951 · Director
Victory Song
Victory Song
1945 · Director
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Director
The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947 · Director
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
1944 · Director
Victory of Women
Victory of Women
1946 · Director
Women of the Night
Women of the Night
1948 · Director
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1923 · Director, Screenplay
The Famous Sword Bijomaru
The Famous Sword Bijomaru
1945 · Director
The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937 · Director, Writer
Mistress of a Foreigner
Mistress of a Foreigner
1930 · Director
The Downfall of Osen
The Downfall of Osen
1935 · Director
The Day Love Came Back
The Day Love Came Back
1923 · Director
The Feast of Gion
The Feast of Gion
1933 · Director, Writer
Metropolitan Symphony
Metropolitan Symphony
1929 · Director
Jihishincho
Jihishincho
1927 · Director
The Homeland
The Homeland
1923 · Director, Writer
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
1926 · Director
The Morning Sun Shines
The Morning Sun Shines
1929 · Director
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate
1934 · Director
Osaka Woman
Osaka Woman
1940 · Director, Writer
Tokyo March
Tokyo March
1929 · Director
And Yet They Go On
And Yet They Go On
1931 · Director
Miss Okichi
Miss Okichi
1935 · Co-Director
A Man of the Arts
A Man of the Arts
1941 · Director
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
1932 · Director
Smiling Earth
Smiling Earth
1925 · Director
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926 · Director
Writing 10 credits
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 · 78% · Director, Writer, Producer
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Story
An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story
1957 · Story
Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion
1936 · ★ 7.1 · Director, Writer
Sisters of Gion
Sisters of Gion
1956 · Original Story
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
1923 · Director, Screenplay
The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937 · Director, Writer
The Feast of Gion
The Feast of Gion
1933 · Director, Writer
The Homeland
The Homeland
1923 · Director, Writer
Osaka Woman
Osaka Woman
1940 · Director, Writer
Acting 3 credits
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975 · Self
晴小袖
晴小袖
1940 · Compositor
Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos
Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Producing 1 credit
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu
1952 · 78% · Director, Writer, Producer
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