As Director
The 47 Ronin
1941
6.9
Kenji Mizoguchi
Directing
Born
May 16, 1898
Born In
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Died
August 24, 1956
About
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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As Director
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
1939
7.8
As Director, As Writer
The Straits of Love and Hate
1937
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Sisters of the Gion
1936
7.1
As Director
Osaka Elegy
1936
6.7
As Director
Poppy
1935
6.1
As Director
Oyuki the Virgin
1935
5.3
As Director
The Downfall of Osen
1935
7.6
As Director, As Writer
The Feast of Gion
1933
5.0
As Director
The Water Magician
1933
7.2
As Director
Tokyo March
1929
6.0
As Director
The Morning Sun Shines
1929
5.5