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

Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

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

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1956	Street of Shame	Movie	7.6
1955	Tales of the Taira Clan	Movie	6.9
1955	Princess Yang Kwei Fei	Movie	7.1
1954	The Crucified Lovers	Movie	7.5
1954	The Woman in the Rumor	Movie	7.1
1954	Sansho the Bailiff	Movie	7.8
1953	A Geisha	Movie	7.4
1953	Ugetsu Monogatari	Movie	7.4
1951	The Lady of Musashino	Movie	6.7
1951	Miss Oyu	Movie	7.2
1950	Portrait of Madame Yuki	Movie	6.7
1949	Flame of My Love	Movie	7.7
1948	Women of the Night	Movie	7.0
1947	The Love of the Actress Sumako	Movie	7.3
1946	Utamaro and His Five Women	Movie	7.0
1946	Women's Victory	Movie	8.7
1945	The Famous Sword Bijomaru	Movie	6.4
1944	Miyamoto Musashi	Movie	6.7
1942	The 47 Ronin: Last Part	Movie	6.5
1941	The 47 Ronin	Movie	7.1
1939	The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum	Movie	7.4
1935	The Poppy	Movie	6.8
1935	Okichi	Movie	0.0
1935	Maria no Oyuki	Movie	6.0
1935	Orizuru Osen	Movie	6.9
1933	The Water Magician	Movie	7.3
1931	And Yet They Go On	Movie	0.0
1929	The Morning Sun Shines	Movie	7.0
1929	Tokyo March	Movie	7.8
1928	Hito no Issho: Ukiyo wa Tsurai ne no Maki Dai Ni-hen	Movie	0.0
1925	Daichi wa Hohoemu: Dai Ichi Hen	Movie	0.0
1924	Samidare Soshi: Benigara	Movie	0.0
1924	Ito Junsa no Shi	Movie	0.0