Mizoguchi Kenji
- Name: Mizoguchi Kenji
- Native name: 溝口健二
- Also Known as: Goteken
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: May 16, 1898
- Died: August 24, 1956
Mizoguchi's work is renowned for its long takes and mise-en-scène. According to writer Mark Le Fanu, "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."
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. Other acclaimed films of his include The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939), The Life of Oharu (1952), and Sansho the Bailiff (1954). Edit Biography
Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Street of Shame | 7.8 |
Tales of the Taira Clan | 7.0 |
Princess Yang Kwei Fei | 7.2 |
The Crucified Lovers | 7.7 |
The Woman in the Rumor | 7.2 |
Sansho the Bailiff | 8.0 |
A Geisha | 7.7 |
Ugetsu Monogatari | 7.6 |
The Lady of Musashino | 6.8 |
Miss Oyu | 7.3 |
Portrait of Madame Yuki | 6.9 |
Flame of My Love | 7.8 |
Women of the Night | 7.2 |
The Love of the Actress Sumako | 7.4 |
Utamaro and His Five Women | 7.1 |
Women's Victory | 8.7 |
The Famous Sword Bijomaru | 6.5 |
Miyamoto Musashi | 6.8 |
The 47 Ronin: Last Part | 6.7 |
The 47 Ronin | 7.3 |
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum | 7.6 |
The Poppy | 7.1 |
Okichi | 0.0 |
Maria no Oyuki | 6.0 |
Orizuru Osen | 6.9 |
The Water Magician | 7.4 |
And Yet They Go On | 0.0 |
The Morning Sun Shines | 7.0 |
Tokyo March | 8.4 |
Hito no Issho: Ukiyo wa Tsurai ne no Maki Dai Ni-hen | 0.0 |
Daichi wa Hohoemu: Dai Ichi Hen | 0.0 |
Samidare Soshi: Benigara | 0.0 |
Ito Junsa no Shi | 0.0 |
Screenwriter & Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Life of Oharu | 7.9 |
Τhe Straits of Love and Hate | 7.3 |
Original Creator
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Osaka Monogatari | 0.0 |
Sisters of the Gion | 7.5 |
Osaka Elegy | 7.4 |
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