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."
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Filmography
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Movies 56
Director 52
Writer 2
self 1
Self (archive footage)
Kenji Mizoguchi, le cinéaste à la cicatrice dans le dos (2021)
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Street of Shame (1956)
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Taira Clan Saga (1955)
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The Crucified Lovers (1954)
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A Geisha (1953)
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Ugetsu (1953)
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The Life of Oharu (1952)
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Miss Oyu (1951)
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Flame of My Love (1949)
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Women of the Night (1948)
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Victory of Women (1946)
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Victory Song (1945)
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The Sword (1945)
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Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
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The 47 Ronin (1941)
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A Man of the Arts (1941)
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晴小袖 (1940)
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Osaka Woman (1940)
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Ah, My Hometown (1938)
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The Straits of Love and Hate (1937)
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Sisters of the Gion (1936)
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Osaka Elegy (1936)
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Poppy (1935)
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Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
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Miss Okichi (1935)
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The Downfall of Osen (1935)
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The Feast of Gion (1933)
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The Water Magician (1933)
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And Yet They Go On (1931)
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Tokyo March (1929)
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Jihishincho (1927)
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Song of Home (1925)
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Smiling Earth (1925)
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Blood and Soul (1923)
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Foggy Harbour (1923)
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The Homeland (1923)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1898-05-16
Deathday1956-08-24 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As溝口 健二, 미조구치 켄지, Кэндзи Мидзогути, 미조구치 겐지, 겐지 미조구치, 켄지 미조구치
AwardsSilver Lion, Golden Lion, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
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