Filmography
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Known For
The Life of Oharu Director (1952) -
Ugetsu Director (1953) -
Sansho the Bailiff Director (1954) -
Known For
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum Director (1939) -
Director
Street of Shame (1956) -
Taira Clan Saga (1955) -
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) -
A Story from Chikamatsu (1954) -
The Woman of Rumour (1954) -
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
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A Geisha (1953) -
Ugetsu (1953)
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The Life of Oharu (1952)
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The Lady from Musashino (1951) -
![Miss Oyu]( "Miss Oyu")
Miss Oyu (1951) -
![Yuki fujin ezu]( "Yuki fujin ezu")
Yuki fujin ezu (1950) -
![Flame of My Love]( "Flame of My Love")
Flame of My Love (1949) -
![Women of the Night]( "Women of the Night")
Women of the Night (1948) -
![Joyû Sumako no koi]( "Joyû Sumako no koi")
Joyû Sumako no koi (1947) -
![Utamaro and His Five Women]( "Utamaro and His Five Women")
Utamaro and His Five Women (1946) -
![Josei no shôri]( "Josei no shôri")
Josei no shôri (1946) -
![Hisshôka]( "Hisshôka")
Hisshôka (1945) -
![Meitô bijomaru]( "Meitô bijomaru")
Meitô bijomaru (1945) -
![Miyamoto Musashi]( "Miyamoto Musashi")
Miyamoto Musashi (1944) -
Danjuro sandai (1944)
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![The 47 Ronin]( "The 47 Ronin")
The 47 Ronin (1941) -
Geidô ichidai otoko (1941)
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Naniwa onna (1940)
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![The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum]( "The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum")
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Aa kokyo (1938)
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Roei no uta (1938)
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![The Straits of Love and Hate]( "The Straits of Love and Hate")
The Straits of Love and Hate (1937) -
![Sisters of the Gion]( "Sisters of the Gion")
Sisters of the Gion (1936) -
![Osaka Elegy]( "Osaka Elegy")
Osaka Elegy (1936) -
![Poppy]( "Poppy")
Poppy (1935) -
Ojô Okichi (1935)
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![Maria no Oyuki]( "Maria no Oyuki")
Maria no Oyuki (1935) -
Aizô tôge (1934)
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Jinpu-ren (1934)
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![The Downfall of Osen]( "The Downfall of Osen")
The Downfall of Osen (1934) -
Gion matsuri (1933)
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![Taki no shiraito]( "Taki no shiraito")
Taki no shiraito (1933) -
The Dawn of Mongolia (1932)
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Toki no ujigami (1932)
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Shikamo karera wa yuku (1931)
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Tôjin Okichi (1930)
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![Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato]( "Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato")
Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato (1930) -
Tokai kokyogaku (1929)
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![Tôkyô kôshinkyoku]( "Tôkyô kôshinkyoku")
Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (1929) -
Asahi wa kagayaku (1929)
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Nihonbashi (1929)
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Musume kawaiya (1928)
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Jihi shinchô (1927)
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Kôon (1927)
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Kane (1926)
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Kaikoku danji (1926)
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![Furusato no uta]( "Furusato no uta")
Furusato no uta (1926) -
![The Passion of a Woman Teacher]( "The Passion of a Woman Teacher")
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Shinsetsu ono ga tsumi (1926)
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Dôka-ô (1926)
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Ningen: zenpen (1925)
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Ningen: kôhen (1925)
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Nogi shôgun to Kuma-san (1925)
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Ningen (1925)
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Akai yûhi ni terasarete (1925)
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Shirayuri wa nageku (1925)
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Daichi wa hohoemu daiippen (1925)
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Gakuso wo idete (1925)
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Musen Fusen Uchien Puchan (1925)
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 tokumukan Kantô (1925)
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Kyokubadan no joô (1924)
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Kanraku no onna (1924)
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Koi o tatsu ono (1924)
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Samidare sôshi (1924)
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Itô junsa no shi (1924)
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Shichimenchô no yukue (1924)
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Jinkyo (1924)
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![Josei wa tsuyoshi]( "Josei wa tsuyoshi")
Josei wa tsuyoshi (1924) -
Gendai no joo (1924)
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Akatsuki no shi (1924)
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Kanashiki hakuchi (1924)
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Yorû yami no sasayakî (1923)
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Yorû utsukushikî akumâ (1923)
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Kantô (1923)
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Toge no uta (1923)
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Chî to reî (1923)
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Yoru (1923)
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Haikyo no naka (1923)
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Kiri no minato (1923)
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Hachi ichi san (1923)
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Haizan no uta wa kanashi (1923)
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Jôen no chimata (1923)
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Seishun no yumeji (1923)
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Kokyô (1923)
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DirectorAi ni yomigaeru hi (1923)
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WriterClint Enns' Ghost (2011)
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![An Osaka Story]( "An Osaka Story")
An Osaka Story (1957) -
Sisters of Gion (1956)
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![The Life of Oharu]( "The Life of Oharu")
The Life of Oharu (1952) -
Naniwa onna (1940)
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![The Straits of Love and Hate]( "The Straits of Love and Hate")
The Straits of Love and Hate (1937) -
![Sisters of the Gion]( "Sisters of the Gion")
Sisters of the Gion (1936) -
![Osaka Elegy]( "Osaka Elegy")
Osaka Elegy (1936) -
Jinpu-ren (1934)
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Gion matsuri (1933)
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Nihonbashi (1929)
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Musume kawaiya (1928)
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Kane (1926)
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Dôka-ô (1926)
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Nogi shôgun to Kuma-san (1925)
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Gakuso wo idete (1925)
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Kanraku no onna (1924)
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Kanashiki hakuchi (1924)
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Toge no uta (1923)
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Chî to reî (1923)
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Yoru (1923)
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Haikyo no naka (1923)
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Hachi ichi san (1923)
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Haizan no uta wa kanashi (1923)
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Jôen no chimata (1923)
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Seishun no yumeji (1923)
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WriterKokyô (1923)
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Producer
![The Life of Oharu]( "The Life of Oharu")
The Life of Oharu (1952) -
Archive footage
![Moxina]( "Moxina")
Moxina (2012) -
Archive footage
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Process and Production (2005)
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Editor
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Second Unit Director or Assistant DirectorKensetsu no hitobito (1934)
All Filmography
Awards
11 wins & 9 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Mizoguchi Kenji was inspired by nihonga (traditional Japanese painting) and woodblock prints.
Quotes
It was only when I passed 40, that I understood the human truths I want to express in my films
Trademark
He is said to be the first major feminist film-maker.
Nickname
Goteken
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Died
(age 58)
Kyoto, Japan
Height:
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