Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

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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 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.

Known for Directing
Born 16 May 1898
Died 24 Aug 1956
Place of birth Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Ugetsu
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Crew: Director

Sansho the Bailiff

Crew: Director

The Life of Oharu

Crew: Director, Producer, Writer