Kenji Mizoguchi

1898-1956

Biography: life and films

Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was born in Hongo, Tokyo, Japan on 16th May 1898 and died in Kyoto, Japan on 24th August 1956, aged 58.

His best films as a film director include Oyû-sama (1951), The Life of Oharu (1952) and Akasen chitai (1956).

Kenji Mizoguchi directed 6 films and scripted 1 film.

His most frequent genres include: drama (6 films) and romance (2).

Our average rating for Kenji Mizoguchi over all films is: 5.0

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) [d]

Oyû-sama (1951) [d]

The Life of Oharu (1952) [d,w]

Ugetsu monogatari (1953) [d]

Sansho dayu (1954) [d]

Akasen chitai (1956) [d]

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