Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1898-1956)
- Born
- 16 May 1898, Tokyo
- Died
- 24 August 1956
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Occupation
- film director, screenwriter, director
- Films here
- 2
Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口 健二, Mizoguchi Kenji; 16 May 1898 – 24 August 1956) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed roughly one hundred films during his career between 1923 and 1956. His most acclaimed works include The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939), The Life of Oharu (1952), Ugetsu (1953), and Sansho the Bailiff (1954), with the latter three all being awarded at the Venice International Film Festival. A recurring theme of his films was the oppression of women in historical and contemporary Japan. Together with Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirō Ozu, Mizoguchi is seen as a representative of the "golden age" of Japanese cinema.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | The 47 Ronin | Director |
| 1954 | Sansho the Bailiff | Director |
Frequent collaborators
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q55401 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.