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Kenji Mizoguchi (I) (1898–1956)

Director | Writer | Producer

Coming from a lower class family Mizoguchi entered the production company Nikkatsu as an actor specialized in female roles. Later he became an assistant director and made his first film in 1922. Although he filmed almost 90 movies in the silent era, only his last 12 productions are really known outside of Japan because they were especially produced for Venice (e.g... See full bio »

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in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Died:

(age 58) in Kyoto, Japan
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1956 Street of Shame
 
1955 Taira Clan Saga
 
1955 Princess Yang Kwei-fei
 
1954 Chikamatsu monogatari
 
1954 The Woman in the Rumor
 
1954 Sansho the Bailiff
 
1953 A Geisha
 
1953 Ugetsu
 
1952 The Life of Oharu
 
1951 The Lady of Musashino
 
1951 Miss Oyu
 
1950 Portrait of Madame Yuki
 
1949 Waga koi wa moenu
 
1948 Yoru no onnatachi
 
1947 Joyû Sumako no koi
 
1946 Utamaro and His Five Women
 
1946 Josei no shôri
 
1945 Victory Song
 
1945 Meitô bijomaru
 
1944 Miyamoto Musashi
 
1944 Danjuro sandai
 
1941 The 47 Ronin
 
1941 Geido ichidai otoko
 
1940 A Woman of Osaka
 
1939 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
 
1938 Aa kokyo
 
1938 Roei no uta
 
1937 The Straits of Love and Hate
 
1936 Sisters of the Gion
 
1936 Osaka Elegy
 
1935 Poppies
 
1935 Ojo Okichi
 
1935 Maria no Oyuki
 
1935 Orizuru Osen
 
1934 The Pass of Love and Hate
 
1934 Jinpu-ren
 
1933 Gion matsuri
 
1933 Taki no shiraito
 
1932 The Dawn of Mongolia
 
1932 Toki no ujigami
 
1931 Shikamo karera wa yuku
 
1930 Tôjin Okichi
 
1930 Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato
 
1929 Tokai kokyogaku
 
1929 Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (short)
 
1929 Asahi wa kagayaku
 
1929 Nihon bashi
 
1928 Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ichi-bu Kako hen (supervising)
 
1928 Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ni-bu Gendai hen (supervising)
 
1928 Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-san-bu Kuso hen (supervising)
 
1928 Musume kawaiya
 
1928 Hito no isshô - Kuma to tora saikai no maki: Dai sampen
 
1928 Hito no isshô - Ukiyo wa tsurai ne no maki: Dai nihen
 
1928 The Life of Man
 
1927 Jihi shincho
 
1927 Kôon
 
1926 Kane
 
1926 Children of the Sea
 
1926 Kyôren no onna shishô
 
1926 Shin onoga tsumi
 
1926 Kaminingyo haru no sasayaki
 
1926 Dôka-ô
 
1925 Nogi taisho to Kumasan
 
1925 Ningen
 
1925 Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketch (short)
 
1925 Furusato no uta
 
1925 Akai yuhi ni terasarete
 
1925 Shirayuri wa nageku
 
1925 Daichi wa hohoemu Daiippen
 
1925 Gakuso o idete
 
1925 Uchen-Puchan
 
1925 A, a tokumukan kanto
 
1924 Kyokubadan no joô
 
1924 Kanraku no onna
 
1924 Koi o tatsu ono
 
1924 Samidare zoshi
 
1924 Itô junsa no shi
 
1924 Shichimenchô no yukue
 
1924 Jin kyo
 
1924 Josei wa tsuyoshi
 
1924 Gendai no jo-o
 
1924 Akatsuki no shi
 
1924 Song of the Sad Idiot
 
1923 Toge no uta
 
1923 Chi to rei
 
1923 Yoru
 
1923 Haikyo no naka
 
1923 Kiri no minato
 
1923 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
 
1923 Haizan no uta wa kanashi
 
1923 Joen no chimata
 
1923 The Dream Path of Youth
 
1923 Kokyo
 
1923 Ai ni yomigaeru hi
 
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1957 Ôsaka monogatari (story)
 
1952 The Life of Oharu
 
1940 A Woman of Osaka
 
1937 The Straits of Love and Hate
 
1936 Sisters of the Gion
 
1936 Osaka Elegy (story)
 
1934 Jinpu-ren
 
1933 Gion matsuri (writer)
 
1929 Nihon bashi (script)
 
1928 Musume kawaiya (story / writer)
 
1926 Kane
 
1926 Dôka-ô
 
1925 Nogi taisho to Kumasan (story)
 
1925 Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketch (short) (screenplay)
 
1925 Gakuso o idete
 
1924 Kanraku no onna (story)
 
1924 Song of the Sad Idiot (story)
 
1923 Toge no uta (original story / script)
 
1923 Chi to rei (screenplay)
 
1923 Yoru (writer)
 
1923 Haikyo no naka (script)
 
1923 The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (screenplay)
 
1923 Haizan no uta wa kanashi (writer)
 
1923 Joen no chimata (writer)
 
1923 The Dream Path of Youth (script)
 
1923 Kokyo (story / writer)
 
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1952 The Life of Oharu (producer)
 
1934 Kensetsu no hitobito (supporting director)
 
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1930 Nikkatsu on Parade (short)
 
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2006 Kenji Mizoguchi: Beyond the Time (TV documentary)
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2005 Process and Production (video documentary short)
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Personal Details

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Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

It was only when I passed 40, that I understood the human truths I want to express in my films See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 787-803. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently casts Kinuyo Tanaka. See more »

Nickname:

Goteken See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus