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."
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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
66
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-05-16
Place of Birth
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
溝口 健二, 미조구치 켄지, 겐지 미조구치, 켄지 미조구치
Known For
Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos 
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director 
Sansho the Bailiff 
Chikamatsu Monogatari 
Ugetsu 
Tokyo March 
Street of Shame 
The Life of Oharu 
Miss Oyu 
Portrait of Madame Yuki 
The Love of the Actress Sumako 
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 
Osaka Elegy 
Oyuki the Virgin 
The Morning Sun Shines 
The 47 Ronin 
Taira Clan Saga 
A Geisha 
The Woman in the Rumor 
The Lady of Musashino 
A Man of the Arts 
Osaka Woman 
Princess Yang Kwei-fei 
Sisters of the Gion 
Women of the Night 
Miyamoto Musashi 
Utamaro and His Five Women 
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown 
Flame of My Love 
The Downfall of Osen 
The Famous Sword Bijomaru Foggy Harbour 
Poppy Ah, My Hometown Song of Home Blood and Soul 
The Water Magician 
The Straits of Love and Hate Mistress of a Foreigner 
Victory of Women 
And Yet They Go On 
The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate 
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring 
Metropolitan Symphony 
The Passion of a Woman Teacher Jihishincho 
Victory Song 
The Feast of Gion The Day Love Came Back The Homeland The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia 
Smiling Earth 
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