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.
Filmography
An Osaka Story1957 · Story
Sisters of Gion1956 · Original Story
Street of Shame1956 · Director
Taira Clan Saga1955 · Director
Princess Yang Kwei-fei1955 · Director
Chikamatsu Monogatari1954 · Director
The Woman in the Rumor1954 · Director
Sansho the Bailiff1954 · Director
A Geisha1953 · Director
Ugetsu1953 · Director
The Life of Oharu1952 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Lady of Musashino1951 · Director
Miss Oyu1951 · Director
Portrait of Madame Yuki1950 · Director
Flame of My Love1949 · Director
Women of the Night1948 · Director
The Love of the Actress Sumako1947 · Director
Utamaro and His Five Women1946 · Director
Victory of Women1946 · Director
Victory Song1945 · Director