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Kenji Mizoguchi (I)

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Overview

Date of Death:
24 August 1956, Kyoto, Japan (leukemia) 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
Awards:
6 wins & 7 nominations more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor, Archive Footage
Director:
  1. Akasen chitai (1956)
    ... aka Street of Shame (USA)
  2. Shin heike monogatari (1955)
    ... aka Legend of the Taira Clan
    ... aka New Tales of the Taira Clan
    ... aka Taira Clan Saga (USA)
    ... aka Tales of the Taira Clan
    ... aka The Sacrilegious Hero
    ... aka The Taira Clan (USA)
  3. Yôkihi (1955)
    ... aka Empress Yank Kwei Fei
    ... aka Joeng Gwaifei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
    ... aka Princess Yang Kwei-fei (USA)
    ... aka The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
  4. Chikamatsu monogatari (1954)
    ... aka A Story from Chikamatsu
    ... aka The Crucified Lovers
    ... aka The Tale of the Crucified Lovers
  5. Uwasa no onna (1954)
    ... aka The Crucified Woman
    ... aka The Woman in the Rumor (USA)
    ... aka The Woman of Rumour
  6. Sanshô dayû (1954)
    ... aka Legend of Bailiff Sansho (USA)
    ... aka Sansho the Bailiff (UK)
    ... aka The Bailiff (USA)
  7. Gion bayashi (1953)
    ... aka A Geisha
    ... aka Gion Festival Music
  8. Ugetsu monogatari (1953)
    ... aka Tales of Ugetsu (USA: literal English title)
    ... aka Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain (informal literal English title)
    ... aka Ugetsu (USA: DVD box title)
  9. Saikaku ichidai onna (1952)
    ... aka Diary of Oharu
    ... aka Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
    ... aka The Life of Oharu
  10. Musashino fujin (1951)
    ... aka Lady Musashino
    ... aka The Lady from Musashino (UK)
  11. Oyû-sama (1951)
    ... aka Lady Ôyu (literal English title)
    ... aka Miss Oyu (USA)
  12. Yuki fujin ezu (1950)
    ... aka A Picture of Madame Yuki
    ... aka Portrait of Madame Yuki

  13. Waga koi wa moenu (1949)
    ... aka Flame of My Love
    ... aka My Love Burns
    ... aka My Love Has Been Burning
  14. Yoru no onnatachi (1948)
    ... aka Women of the Night
  15. Joyû Sumako no koi (1947)
    ... aka The Love of Sumako the Actress
  16. Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna (1946)
    ... aka Five Women Around Utamaro
    ... aka Utamaro and His Five Women
  17. Josei no shôri (1946)
    ... aka The Victory of Women
    ... aka Women's Victory
  18. Hisshoka (1945)
    ... aka Victory Song
  19. Meito bijomaru (1945)
    ... aka The Famous Sword
    ... aka The Famous Sword Bijomaru
    ... aka The Noted Sword
    ... aka The Sword (UK)
  20. Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
    ... aka Musashi Miyamoto
    ... aka The Swordsman
  21. Danjuro sandai (1944)
    ... aka Three Danjuros
    ... aka Three Generations of Danjuro
  22. Genroku Chûshingura (1941)
    ... aka 47 Samurai
    ... aka Chushingura
    ... aka Loyal 47 of the Genroku Era
    ... aka The 47 Ronin (USA)
    ... aka The Loyal 47 Ronin
  23. Geido ichidai otoko (1941)
    ... aka The Life of an Actor
  24. Naniwa onna (1940)
    ... aka A Woman of Osaka (USA)

  25. Zangiku monogatari (1939)
    ... aka The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
    ... aka The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums
  26. Aa kokyo (1938)
    ... aka Aa furusato
    ... aka Ah, My Home Town
  27. Roei no uta (1938)
    ... aka The Song of the Camp
  28. Aien kyo (1937)
    ... aka The Straits of Love and Hate
  29. Gion no shimai (1936)
    ... aka Gion no kyodai
    ... aka Sisters of the Gion
  30. Naniwa erejî (1936)
    ... aka Naniwa Elegy (USA)
    ... aka Naniwa hika
    ... aka Osaka Elegy
    ... aka Woman of Osaka
  31. Gubijinsô (1935)
    ... aka Poppies (USA)
    ... aka Poppy
    ... aka The Field Poppy (UK)
  32. Maria no Oyuki (1935)
    ... aka Oyuki, the Madonna
    ... aka Oyuki, the Virgin
  33. Orizuru Osen (1935)
    ... aka The Downfall (UK)
    ... aka The Downfall of Osen
    ... aka The Paper Cranes of Osen (Canada: English title)
  34. Aizo toge (1934)
    ... aka The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate
    ... aka The Pass of Love and Hate (USA)
  35. Jinpu-ren (1934)
    ... aka The Jinpu Group
    ... aka The Kamikaze Group
    ... aka The Shimpu Group
  36. Gion matsuri (1933)
    ... aka Gion Festival
  37. Taki no shiraito (1933)
    ... aka Cascading White Threads
    ... aka The Water Magician
    ... aka White Threads of the Waterfall
  38. Manmo kenkoku no reimei (1932)
    ... aka Dawn in Manchuria
    ... aka The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
    ... aka The Dawn of Mongolia (USA)
  39. Toki no ujigami (1932)
    ... aka Man of the Moment
  40. Shikamo karera wa yuku (1931)
    ... aka And Yet They Go
    ... aka Despite All They Advance (International: English title: informal literal title)
    ... aka Nevertheless, They Go On
  41. Tojin Okichi (1930/I)
    ... aka Mistress of a Foreigner
  42. Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato (1930)
    ... aka Home Town
    ... aka Home Village (International: English title: literal title)

  43. Tokai kokyogaku (1929)
    ... aka Metropolitan Symphony
  44. Tokyo koshin-kyoku (1929/I)
    ... aka Tokyo March
  45. Asahi wa kagayaku (1929)
  46. Nihon bashi (1929)
    ... aka The Nihon Bridge
  47. Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ichi-bu Kako hen (1928) (supervising)
  48. Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ni-bu Gendai hen (1928) (supervising)
  49. Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-san-bu Kuso hen (1928) (supervising)
  50. Musume kawaiya (1928)
    ... aka My Lovely Daughter
  51. Hito no issho (1928)
    ... aka A Man's Life
    ... aka The Life of Man (USA)
  52. Jihi shincho (1927)
    ... aka The Cuckoo
  53. Ko-on (1927)
    ... aka The Imperial Grace
  54. Kane (1926)
    ... aka Money
  55. Kaikoku danji (1926)
    ... aka Children of the Sea (USA)
    ... aka The Boy from the Navy
    ... aka The Boy of the Sea
  56. Kyôren no onna shishô (1926)
    ... aka The Love-Mad Tutoress
    ... aka The Passion of a Woman Teacher
  57. Shin onoga tsumi (1926)
    ... aka My Fault, New Version
  58. Kaminingyo haru no sasayaki (1926)
    ... aka A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
  59. Dôka-ô (1926)
    ... aka The Copper Coin King
  60. Nogi taisho to Kumasan (1925)
    ... aka General Nogi and Kumasan
  61. Furusato no uta (1925)
    ... aka The Song of Home
  62. Ningen (1925)
    ... aka The Human Being
    ... aka The Man
  63. Gaijo no suketchi (1925)
    ... aka Street Scenes
    ... aka Street Sketches
  64. Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketch (1925)
  65. Akai yuhi ni terasarete (1925)
    ... aka Shining in the Red Sunset
    ... aka Under the Crimson Sunset
  66. Shirayuri wa nageku (1925)
    ... aka The White Lily Laments
  67. A, a tokumukan kanto (1925)
    ... aka Ah, the Special Service Vessel
  68. Daichi wa hohoemu (1925) (part 1)
    ... aka The Earth Smiles
    ... aka The Smiling Earth (USA)
  69. Gakuso o idete (1925)
    ... aka Out of College
  70. Uchen-Puchan (1925)
    ... aka Musen fusen (Japan)
    ... aka No Money, No Fight
  71. Kyokubadan no joô (1924)
    ... aka Queen of the Circus
  72. Kanraku no onna (1924)
    ... aka A Woman of Pleasure
  73. Samidare zoshi (1924)
    ... aka A Chronicle of the May Rain
  74. Itô junsa no shi (1924)
  75. Shichimencho no yukue (1924)
    ... aka The Trace of a Turkey
    ... aka Turkeys in a Row
  76. Jin kyo (1924)
    ... aka This Dusty World
  77. Josei wa tsuyoshi (1924)
    ... aka Strong Is the Female
    ... aka Women Are Strong
  78. Gendai no jo-o (1924)
    ... aka The Queen of Modern Times
  79. Akatsuki no shi (1924)
    ... aka Death at Dawn
  80. Kanashiki hakuchi (1924)
    ... aka Song of the Sad Idiot (USA)
    ... aka The Sad Idiot
  81. Toge no uta (1923)
    ... aka The Song of the Mountain Pass
  82. Chi to rei (1923)
    ... aka Blood and Soul
  83. Yoru (1923)
    ... aka The Night
  84. Haikyo no naka (1923)
    ... aka Among the Ruins
    ... aka In the Ruins
  85. Kiri no minato (1923)
    ... aka Foggy Harbour
    ... aka Harbour in the Fog
  86. 813 (1923)
    ... aka Rupimono
    ... aka The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (USA)
  87. Haizan no uta wa kanashi (1923)
    ... aka Failure's Song Is Sad
    ... aka The Song of Failure
  88. Joen no chimata (1923)
    ... aka City of Desire
    ... aka Harbour of Desire
  89. Seishun no yumeji (1923)
    ... aka Dream of Youth
    ... aka The Dream Path of Youth (USA)
  90. Kokyo (1923)
    ... aka Furusato
    ... aka Hometown
    ... aka Native Country
  91. Ai ni yomigaeru hi (1923)
    ... aka The Resurrection of Love
Writer:
  1. Osaka monogatari (1957) (story)
    ... aka An Osaka Story
  2. Saikaku ichidai onna (1952) (writer)
    ... aka Diary of Oharu
    ... aka Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
    ... aka The Life of Oharu

  3. Naniwa onna (1940) (writer)
    ... aka A Woman of Osaka (USA)

  4. Aien kyo (1937) (writer)
    ... aka The Straits of Love and Hate
  5. Gion no shimai (1936) (writer)
    ... aka Gion no kyodai
    ... aka Sisters of the Gion
  6. Naniwa erejî (1936) (writer)
    ... aka Naniwa Elegy (USA)
    ... aka Naniwa hika
    ... aka Osaka Elegy
    ... aka Woman of Osaka
  7. Jinpu-ren (1934) (writer)
    ... aka The Jinpu Group
    ... aka The Kamikaze Group
    ... aka The Shimpu Group
  8. Gion matsuri (1933) (writer)
    ... aka Gion Festival

  9. Nihon bashi (1929) (script)
    ... aka The Nihon Bridge
  10. Musume kawaiya (1928) (writer)
    ... aka My Lovely Daughter
  11. Kane (1926) (writer)
    ... aka Money
  12. Dôka-ô (1926) (writer)
    ... aka The Copper Coin King
  13. Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketch (1925) (screenplay)
  14. Gakuso o idete (1925) (writer)
    ... aka Out of College
  15. Toge no uta (1923) (writer)
    ... aka The Song of the Mountain Pass
  16. Yoru (1923) (writer)
    ... aka The Night
  17. Haizan no uta wa kanashi (1923) (writer)
    ... aka Failure's Song Is Sad
    ... aka The Song of Failure
  18. Joen no chimata (1923) (writer)
    ... aka City of Desire
    ... aka Harbour of Desire
  19. Seishun no yumeji (1923) (writer)
    ... aka Dream of Youth
    ... aka The Dream Path of Youth (USA)
  20. Kokyo (1923) (writer)
    ... aka Furusato
    ... aka Hometown
    ... aka Native Country
Producer:
  1. Saikaku ichidai onna (1952) (producer)
    ... aka Diary of Oharu
    ... aka Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
    ... aka The Life of Oharu
Editor:
  1. Kaminingyo haru no sasayaki (1926)
    ... aka 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


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Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Articles more
Genres:
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