Kenji Mizoguchi
Directing · Born May 16, 1898 · Died Aug 24, 1956 (58) · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Kenji Mizoguchi (16 May 1898 – 24 August 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.
Known for
Directed
Street of Shame
19567.7
Taira Clan Saga
19556.8
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
19556.7
Chikamatsu Monogatari
19547.8
The Woman in the Rumor
19547.3
Sansho the Bailiff
19548.1
A Geisha
19537.6
Ugetsu
19538.0
The Life of Oharu
19527.8
The Lady of Musashino
19516.3
Miss Oyu
19517.2
Portrait of Madame Yuki
19506.8
Flame of My Love
19495.6
Women of the Night
19487.1
