Kenji Mizoguchi
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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
May 16, 1898Deathday
August 24, 1956Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
56Place of birth
Asakusa, Tokyo, JapanAlso known as
溝口 健二, 미조구치 켄지, Кэндзи Мидзогути, 미조구치 겐지, 겐지 미조구치, 켄지 미조구치Cast credits
Crew credits
Sansho the Bailiff
DirectorThe Crucified Lovers
DirectorUgetsu
DirectorTokyo March
DirectorStreet of Shame
DirectorThe Life of Oharu
Director, Writer, ProducerMiss Oyu
DirectorPortrait of Madame Yuki
DirectorThe Love of the Actress Sumako
DirectorThe Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
DirectorOsaka Elegy
Director, StoryOyuki the Virgin
DirectorThe Morning Sun Shines
DirectorThe 47 Ronin
DirectorTaira Clan Saga
DirectorA Geisha
DirectorThe Woman in the Rumor
DirectorThe Lady of Musashino
DirectorA Man of the Arts
DirectorOsaka Woman
Director, WriterPrincess Yang Kwei Fei
Director