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.
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Ugetsu (1953) — Director
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — Director
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The Life of Oharu (1952) — Director
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Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — Director
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Street of Shame (1956) — Director
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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) — Director
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Sisters of the Gion (1936) — Director
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The 47 Ronin (1941) — Director
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Osaka Elegy (1936) — Director
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Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) — Director
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A Geisha (1953) — Director
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Miss Oyu (1951) — Director
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The Woman in the Rumor (1954) — Director
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Utamaro and His Five Women (1946) — Director
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Taira Clan Saga (1955) — Director
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Women of the Night (1948) — Director
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Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950) — Director
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Tokyo March (1929) — Director
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The Lady of Musashino (1951) — Director
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The Water Magician (1933) — Director
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Oyuki the Virgin (1935) — Director
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The Morning Sun Shines (1929) — Director
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Miyamoto Musashi (1944) — Director
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Flame of My Love (1949) — Director
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The Famous Sword Bijomaru (1945) — Director
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The Downfall of Osen (1935) — Director
- Song of Home (1925) — Director
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The Straits of Love and Hate (1937) — Director
- Mistress of a Foreigner (1930) — Director
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The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947) — Director
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Poppy (1935) — Director
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Victory Song (1945) — Director
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Victory of Women (1946) — Director
- Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown (1930) — Director
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The Feast of Gion (1933) — Director
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A Man of the Arts (1941) — Director
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Osaka Woman (1940) — Director
- Foggy Harbour (1923) — Director
- Ah, My Hometown (1938) — Director
- Blood and Soul (1923) — Director