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Kenji Mizoguchi

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Born: May 16, 1898 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

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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...

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57 Titles
Sansho the Bailiff
8.1
FILM
Sansho the Bailiff1954
Ugetsu
8.0
FILM
Ugetsu1953
The Life of Oharu
7.7
FILM
The Life of Oharu1952
Chikamatsu Monogatari
7.8
FILM
Chikamatsu Monogatari1954
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
7.8
FILM
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum1939
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
6.7
FILM
Princess Yang Kwei-fei1955
The 47 Ronin
6.9
FILM
The 47 Ronin1941
A Geisha
7.5
FILM
A Geisha1953
Street of Shame
7.7
FILM
Street of Shame1956
The Woman in the Rumor
7.3
FILM
The Woman in the Rumor1954
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.7
FILM
Portrait of Madame Yuki1950
Taira Clan Saga
6.8
FILM
Taira Clan Saga1955
Sisters of the Gion
7.1
FILM
Sisters of the Gion1936
Osaka Elegy
6.7
FILM
Osaka Elegy1936
Miss Oyu
7.2
FILM
Miss Oyu1951
The Lady of Musashino
6.2
FILM
The Lady of Musashino1951
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