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Overview

Date of Birth:
16 May 1898, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan more
Date of Death:
24 August 1956, Kyoto, Japan more
Mini Biography:
Coming from a lower class family Mizoguchi entered the production company... more
Trivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One... more
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Awards:
6 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Akasen chitai (1956)   1956 - 7.9 (622)
AKAs:
  • Street of Shame (USA)
- 2. Shin heike monogatari (1955)   1955 - 7.5 (274)
AKAs:
  • Legend of the Taira Clan
  • New Tales of the Taira Clan
  • Taira Clan Saga (USA)
  • Tales of the Taira Clan
  • The Sacrilegious Hero
  • The Taira Clan (USA)
- 3. Yôkihi (1955)   1955 - 7.6 (396)
AKAs:
  • Empress Yank Kwei Fei
  • Joeng Gwaifei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
  • Princess Yang Kwei-fei (USA)
  • The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
- 4. Chikamatsu monogatari (1954)   1954 - 8.2 (561)
AKAs:
  • A Story from Chikamatsu
  • The Crucified Lovers
  • The Tale of the Crucified Lovers
- 5. Uwasa no onna (1954)   1954 - 7.7 (170)
AKAs:
  • The Crucified Woman
  • The Woman in the Rumor (USA)
  • The Woman of Rumour
- 6. Sanshô dayû (1954)   1954 - 8.1 (3,720)
AKAs:
  • Legend of Bailiff Sansho (USA)
  • Sansho the Bailiff (UK)
  • The Bailiff (USA)
- 7. Gion bayashi (1953)   1953 - 7.8 (378)
AKAs:
  • A Geisha
  • Gion Festival Music
- 8. Ugetsu monogatari (1953)   1953 - 8.0 (5,475)
AKAs:
  • Tales of Ugetsu (USA: literal English title)
  • Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain (informal literal English title)
  • Ugetsu (USA: DVD box title)
- 9. Saikaku ichidai onna (1952)   1952 - 8.1 (1,295)
AKAs:
  • Diary of Oharu
  • Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
  • The Life of Oharu
- 10. Musashino fujin (1951)   1951 - 7.5 (232)
AKAs:
  • Lady Musashino
  • The Lady from Musashino (UK)
- 11. Oyû-sama (1951)   1951 - 7.8 (260)
AKAs:
  • Lady Ôyu (literal English title)
  • Miss Oyu (USA)
- 12. Yuki fujin ezu (1950)   1950 - 7.5 (50)
AKAs:
  • A Picture of Madame Yuki
  • Portrait of Madame Yuki
- 13. Waga koi wa moenu (1949)   1949 - 7.8 (102)
AKAs:
  • Flame of My Love
  • My Love Burns
  • My Love Has Been Burning
- 14. Yoru no onnatachi (1948)   1948 - 7.5 (236)
AKAs:
  • Women of the Night
- 15. Joyû Sumako no koi (1947)   1947 - 7.0 (91)
AKAs:
  • The Love of Sumako the Actress
- 16. Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna (1946)   1946 - 7.4 (258)
AKAs:
  • Five Women Around Utamaro
  • Utamaro and His Five Women
- 17. Josei no shôri (1946)   1946 - 8.4 (33)
AKAs:
  • The Victory of Women
  • Women's Victory
- 18. Hisshoka (1945)   1945 - 7.0 (9)
AKAs:
  • Victory Song
- 19. Meito bijomaru (1945)   1945 - 6.9 (85)
AKAs:
  • The Famous Sword
  • The Famous Sword Bijomaru
  • The Noted Sword
  • The Sword (UK)
- 20. Miyamoto Musashi (1944)   1944 - 7.2 (41)
AKAs:
  • Musashi Miyamoto
  • The Swordsman
- 21. Danjuro sandai (1944)   1944 - -
AKAs:
  • Three Danjuros
  • Three Generations of Danjuro
- 22. Genroku Chûshingura (1941)   1941 - 7.1 (458)
AKAs:
  • 47 Samurai
  • Chushingura
  • Loyal 47 of the Genroku Era
  • The 47 Ronin (USA)
  • The Loyal 47 Ronin
- 23. Geido ichidai otoko (1941)   1941 - -
AKAs:
  • The Life of an Actor
- 24. Naniwa onna (1940)   1940 - -
AKAs:
  • A Woman of Osaka (USA)
- 25. Zangiku monogatari (1939)   1939 - 7.7 (598)
AKAs:
  • The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
  • The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums
- 26. Aa kokyo (1938)   1938 - -
AKAs:
  • Aa furusato
  • Ah, My Home Town
- 27. Roei no uta (1938)   1938 - -
AKAs:
  • The Song of the Camp
- 28. Aien kyo (1937)   1937 - 8.4 (29)
AKAs:
  • The Straits of Love and Hate
- 29. Gion no shimai (1936)   1936 - 7.9 (476)
AKAs:
  • Gion no kyodai
  • Sisters of the Gion
- 30. Naniwa erejî (1936)   1936 - 7.6 (367)
AKAs:
  • Naniwa Elegy (USA)
  • Naniwa hika
  • Osaka Elegy
  • Woman of Osaka
- 31. Gubijinsô (1935)   1935 - 7.0 (20)
AKAs:
  • Poppies (USA)
  • Poppy
  • The Field Poppy (UK)
- 32. Ojo Okichi (1935)   1935 - -
AKAs:
  • Miss Okichi (Japan: literal English title)
- 33. Maria no Oyuki (1935)   1935 - 7.8 (19)
AKAs:
  • Oyuki, the Madonna
  • Oyuki, the Virgin
- 34. Orizuru Osen (1935)   1935 - 6.9 (65)
AKAs:
  • The Downfall (UK)
  • The Downfall of Osen
  • The Paper Cranes of Osen (Canada: English title)
- 35. Aizo toge (1934)   1934 - -
AKAs:
  • The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate
  • The Pass of Love and Hate (USA)
- 36. Jinpu-ren (1934)   1934 - -
AKAs:
  • The Jinpu Group
  • The Kamikaze Group
  • The Shimpu Group
- 37. Gion matsuri (1933)   1933 - -
AKAs:
  • Gion Festival
- 38. Taki no shiraito (1933)   1933 - 7.4 (79)
AKAs:
  • Cascading White Threads
  • The Water Magician
  • White Threads of the Waterfall
- 39. Manmo kenkoku no reimei (1932)   1932 - -
AKAs:
  • Dawn in Manchuria
  • The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
  • The Dawn of Mongolia (USA)
- 40. Toki no ujigami (1932)   1932 - -
AKAs:
  • Man of the Moment
- 41. Shikamo karera wa yuku (1931)   1931 - -
AKAs:
  • And Yet They Go
  • Despite All They Advance (International: English title: informal literal title)
  • Nevertheless, They Go On
- 42. Tojin Okichi (1930/I)   1930 - -
AKAs:
  • Mistress of a Foreigner
- 43. Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato (1930)   1930 - 5.7 (20)
AKAs:
  • Home Town
  • Home Village (International: English title: literal title)
- 44. Tokai kokyogaku (1929)   1929 - -
AKAs:
  • Metropolitan Symphony
- 45. Tokyo koshin-kyoku (1929/I)   1929 - 7.3 (47)
AKAs:
  • Tokyo March
- 46. Asahi wa kagayaku (1929) 1929 - -
- 47. Nihon bashi (1929)   1929 - -
AKAs:
  • The Nihon Bridge
- 48. Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ichi-bu Kako hen (1928) (supervising) 1928 - -
- 49. Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ni-bu Gendai hen (1928) (supervising) 1928 - -
- 50. Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-san-bu Kuso hen (1928) (supervising) 1928 - -
- 51. Musume kawaiya (1928)   1928 - -
AKAs:
  • My Lovely Daughter
- 52. Hito no isshô - Kuma to tora saikai no maki: Dai sampen (1928) 1928 - -
- 53. Hito no isshô - Ukiyo wa tsurai ne no maki: Dai nihen (1928) 1928 - -
- 54. Hito no isshô - Jinsei banji kane no maki: Dai ippen (1928)   1928 - -
AKAs:
  • A Man's Life
  • The Life of Man (USA)
- 55. Jihi shincho (1927)   1927 - -
AKAs:
  • The Cuckoo
- 56. Kôon (1927)   1927 - -
AKAs:
  • The Imperial Grace
- 57. Kane (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • Money
- 58. Kaikoku danji (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • Children of the Sea (USA)
  • The Boy from the Navy
  • The Boy of the Sea
- 59. Kyôren no onna shishô (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • The Love-Mad Tutoress
  • The Passion of a Woman Teacher
- 60. Shin onoga tsumi (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • My Fault, New Version
- 61. Kaminingyo haru no sasayaki (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
- 62. Dôka-ô (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • The Copper Coin King
- 63. Nogi taisho to Kumasan (1925)   1925 - -
AKAs:
  • General Nogi and Kumasan
- 64. Ningen (1925)   1925 - -
AKAs:
  • The Human Being
  • The Man
- 65. Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketch (1925)   1925 - -
AKAs:
  • Street Scenes
  • Street Sketches
- 66. Furusato no uta (1925)   1925 - 8.3 (7)
AKAs:
  • The Song of Home
- 67. Akai yuhi ni terasarete (1925)   1925 - -
AKAs:
  • Shining in the Red Sunset
  • Under the Crimson Sunset
- 68. Shirayuri wa nageku (1925)   1925 - -
AKAs:
  • The White Lily Laments
- 69. Daichi wa hohoemu (1925)   (part 1) 1925 - -
AKAs:
  • The Earth Smiles
  • The Smiling Earth (USA)
- 70. Gakuso o idete (1925)   1925 - -
AKAs:
  • Out of College
- 71. Uchen-Puchan (1925)   1925 - -
AKAs:
  • Musen fusen (Japan)
  • No Money, No Fight
- 72. A, a tokumukan kanto (1925)   1925 - -
AKAs:
  • Ah, the Special Service Vessel
- 73. Kyokubadan no joô (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • Queen of the Circus
- 74. Kanraku no onna (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • A Woman of Pleasure
- 75. Koi o tatsu ono (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • The axe that interrupted love (Japan: English title: literal title)
- 76. Samidare zoshi (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • A Chronicle of the May Rain
- 77. Itô junsa no shi (1924) 1924 - -
- 78. Shichimencho no yukue (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • The Trace of a Turkey
  • Turkeys in a Row
- 79. Jin kyo (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • This Dusty World
- 80. Josei wa tsuyoshi (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • Strong Is the Female
  • Women Are Strong
- 81. Gendai no jo-o (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • The Queen of Modern Times
- 82. Akatsuki no shi (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • Death at Dawn
- 83. Kanashiki hakuchi (1924)   1924 - -
AKAs:
  • Song of the Sad Idiot (USA)
  • The Sad Idiot
- 84. Toge no uta (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • The Song of the Mountain Pass
- 85. Chi to rei (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Blood and Soul
- 86. Yoru (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • The Night
- 87. Haikyo no naka (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Among the Ruins
  • In the Ruins
- 88. Kiri no minato (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Foggy Harbour
  • Harbour in the Fog
- 89. 813 (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Rupimono
  • The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (USA)
- 90. Haizan no uta wa kanashi (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Failure's Song Is Sad
  • The Song of Failure
- 91. Joen no chimata (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • City of Desire
  • Harbour of Desire
- 92. Seishun no yumeji (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Dream of Youth
  • The Dream Path of Youth (USA)
- 93. Kokyo (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Furusato
  • Hometown
  • Native Country
- 94. Ai ni yomigaeru hi (1923)   1923 - -
AKAs:
  • The Resurrection of Love
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Osaka monogatari (1957)   (story) 1957 - 7.3 (7)
AKAs:
  • An Osaka Story
- 2. Saikaku ichidai onna (1952)   (writer) 1952 - 8.1 (1,295)
AKAs:
  • Diary of Oharu
  • Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
  • The Life of Oharu
- 3. Naniwa onna (1940)   (writer) 1940 - -
AKAs:
  • A Woman of Osaka (USA)
- 4. Aien kyo (1937)   (writer) 1937 - 8.4 (29)
AKAs:
  • The Straits of Love and Hate
- 5. Gion no shimai (1936)   (writer) 1936 - 7.9 (476)
AKAs:
  • Gion no kyodai
  • Sisters of the Gion
- 6. Naniwa erejî (1936)   (story) 1936 - 7.6 (367)
AKAs:
  • Naniwa Elegy (USA)
  • Naniwa hika
  • Osaka Elegy
  • Woman of Osaka
- 7. Jinpu-ren (1934)   (writer) 1934 - -
AKAs:
  • The Jinpu Group
  • The Kamikaze Group
  • The Shimpu Group
- 8. Gion matsuri (1933)   (writer) 1933 - -
AKAs:
  • Gion Festival
- 9. Nihon bashi (1929)   (script) 1929 - -
AKAs:
  • The Nihon Bridge
- 10. Musume kawaiya (1928)   (story) (writer) 1928 - -
AKAs:
  • My Lovely Daughter
- 11. Kane (1926)   (writer) 1926 - -
AKAs:
  • Money
- 12. Dôka-ô (1926)   (writer) 1926 - -
AKAs:
  • The Copper Coin King
- 13. Nogi taisho to Kumasan (1925)   (story) 1925 - -
AKAs:
  • General Nogi and Kumasan
- 14. Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketch (1925)   (screenplay) 1925 - -
AKAs:
  • Street Scenes
  • Street Sketches
- 15. Gakuso o idete (1925)   (writer) 1925 - -
AKAs:
  • Out of College
- 16. Kanraku no onna (1924)   (story) 1924 - -
AKAs:
  • A Woman of Pleasure
- 17. Kanashiki hakuchi (1924)   (story) 1924 - -
AKAs:
  • Song of the Sad Idiot (USA)
  • The Sad Idiot
- 18. Toge no uta (1923)   (writer) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • The Song of the Mountain Pass
- 19. Chi to rei (1923)   (screenplay) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Blood and Soul
- 20. Yoru (1923)   (writer) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • The Night
- 21. Haikyo no naka (1923)   (screenplay) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Among the Ruins
  • In the Ruins
- 22. 813 (1923)   (screenplay) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Rupimono
  • The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (USA)
- 23. Haizan no uta wa kanashi (1923)   (writer) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Failure's Song Is Sad
  • The Song of Failure
- 24. Joen no chimata (1923)   (writer) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • City of Desire
  • Harbour of Desire
- 25. Seishun no yumeji (1923)   (writer) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Dream of Youth
  • The Dream Path of Youth (USA)
- 26. Kokyo (1923)   (story) (writer) 1923 - -
AKAs:
  • Furusato
  • Hometown
  • Native Country
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Saikaku ichidai onna (1952)   (producer) 1952 - 8.1 (1,295)
AKAs:
  • Diary of Oharu
  • Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
  • The Life of Oharu
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Kensetsu no hitobito (1934) (supporting director) 1934 - -
Actor
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Nikkatsu on Parade (1930) 1930 - -
Editor
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Kaminingyo haru no sasayaki (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
Archive Footage
- 1. Kenji Mizoguchi: Beyond the Time (2006) (TV) Himself
- 2. Process and Production (2005) (V) Himself

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Articles more
Genres:
Drama | Romance | Short | History more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Shinpa | Japan | Based On Play more

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