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Overview
Date of Birth:
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
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Little Scene : Onibaba
(From t5m.com. 2 July 2009, 9:13 AM, PDT)
Keanu About To Get Japanese Medieval On Your Ass
(From Ugo MovieBlog. 9 December 2008, 11:36 AM, PST)
(From t5m.com. 2 July 2009, 9:13 AM, PDT)
Keanu About To Get Japanese Medieval On Your Ass
(From Ugo MovieBlog. 9 December 2008, 11:36 AM, PST)
Filmography
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Director:
- Akasen chitai (1956)
... aka Street of Shame (USA) - 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) - 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 - Chikamatsu monogatari (1954)
... aka A Story from Chikamatsu
... aka The Crucified Lovers
... aka The Tale of the Crucified Lovers - Uwasa no onna (1954)
... aka The Crucified Woman
... aka The Woman in the Rumor (USA)
... aka The Woman of Rumour - Sanshô dayû (1954)
... aka Legend of Bailiff Sansho (USA)
... aka Sansho the Bailiff (UK)
... aka The Bailiff (USA) - Gion bayashi (1953)
... aka A Geisha
... aka Gion Festival Music - 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) - Saikaku ichidai onna (1952)
... aka Diary of Oharu
... aka Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
... aka The Life of Oharu - Musashino fujin (1951)
... aka Lady Musashino
... aka The Lady from Musashino (UK)
... aka The Lady of Musashino (UK: DVD title) - Oyû-sama (1951)
... aka Lady Ôyu (literal English title)
... aka Miss Oyu (USA) - Yuki fujin ezu (1950)
... aka A Picture of Madame Yuki
... aka Portrait of Madame Yuki - Waga koi wa moenu (1949)
... aka Flame of My Love
... aka My Love Burns
... aka My Love Has Been Burning - Yoru no onnatachi (1948)
... aka Women of the Night - Joyû Sumako no koi (1947)
... aka The Love of Sumako the Actress - Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna (1946)
... aka Five Women Around Utamaro
... aka Utamaro and His Five Women - Josei no shôri (1946)
... aka The Victory of Women
... aka Women's Victory - Hisshoka (1945)
... aka Victory Song - Meito bijomaru (1945)
... aka The Famous Sword
... aka The Famous Sword Bijomaru
... aka The Noted Sword
... aka The Sword (UK) - Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
... aka Musashi Miyamoto
... aka The Swordsman - Danjuro sandai (1944)
... aka Three Danjuros
... aka Three Generations of Danjuro - 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 - Geido ichidai otoko (1941)
... aka The Life of an Actor - Naniwa onna (1940)
... aka A Woman of Osaka (USA) - Zangiku monogatari (1939)
... aka The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
... aka The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums - Aa kokyo (1938)
... aka Aa furusato
... aka Ah, My Home Town - Roei no uta (1938)
... aka The Song of the Camp - Aien kyo (1937)
... aka The Straits of Love and Hate - Gion no shimai (1936)
... aka Gion no kyodai
... aka Sisters of the Gion - Naniwa erejî (1936)
... aka Naniwa Elegy (USA)
... aka Naniwa hika
... aka Osaka Elegy
... aka Woman of Osaka - Gubijinsô (1935)
... aka Poppies (USA)
... aka Poppy
... aka The Field Poppy (UK) - Ojo Okichi (1935)
... aka Miss Okichi (Japan: literal English title) - Maria no Oyuki (1935)
... aka Oyuki, the Madonna
... aka Oyuki, the Virgin - Orizuru Osen (1935)
... aka The Downfall (UK)
... aka The Downfall of Osen
... aka The Paper Cranes of Osen (Canada: English title) - Aizo toge (1934)
... aka The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate
... aka The Pass of Love and Hate (USA) - Jinpu-ren (1934)
... aka The Jinpu Group
... aka The Kamikaze Group
... aka The Shimpu Group - Gion matsuri (1933)
... aka Gion Festival - Taki no shiraito (1933)
... aka Cascading White Threads
... aka The Water Magician
... aka White Threads of the Waterfall - Manmo kenkoku no reimei (1932)
... aka Dawn in Manchuria
... aka The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
... aka The Dawn of Mongolia (USA) - Toki no ujigami (1932)
... aka Man of the Moment - 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 - Tojin Okichi (1930/I)
... aka Mistress of a Foreigner - Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato (1930)
... aka Home Town
... aka Home Village (International: English title: literal title) - Tokai kokyogaku (1929)
... aka Metropolitan Symphony - Tokyo koshin-kyoku (1929/I)
... aka Tokyo March - Asahi wa kagayaku (1929)
- Nihon bashi (1929)
... aka The Nihon Bridge - Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ichi-bu Kako hen (1928) (supervising)
- Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ni-bu Gendai hen (1928) (supervising)
- Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-san-bu Kuso hen (1928) (supervising)
- Musume kawaiya (1928)
... aka My Lovely Daughter - Hito no isshô - Kuma to tora saikai no maki: Dai sampen (1928)
- Hito no isshô - Ukiyo wa tsurai ne no maki: Dai nihen (1928)
- Hito no isshô - Jinsei banji kane no maki: Dai ippen (1928)
... aka A Man's Life
... aka The Life of Man (USA) - Jihi shincho (1927)
... aka The Cuckoo - Kôon (1927)
... aka The Imperial Grace - Kane (1926)
... aka Money - Kaikoku danji (1926)
... aka Children of the Sea (USA)
... aka The Boy from the Navy
... aka The Boy of the Sea - Kyôren no onna shishô (1926)
... aka The Love-Mad Tutoress
... aka The Passion of a Woman Teacher - Shin onoga tsumi (1926)
... aka My Fault, New Version - Kaminingyo haru no sasayaki (1926)
... aka A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring - Dôka-ô (1926)
... aka The Copper Coin King - Nogi taisho to Kumasan (1925)
... aka General Nogi and Kumasan - Ningen (1925)
... aka The Human Being
... aka The Man - Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketch (1925)
... aka Street Scenes
... aka Street Sketches - Furusato no uta (1925)
... aka The Song of Home - Akai yuhi ni terasarete (1925)
... aka Shining in the Red Sunset
... aka Under the Crimson Sunset - Shirayuri wa nageku (1925)
... aka The White Lily Laments - Daichi wa hohoemu (1925) (part 1)
... aka The Earth Smiles
... aka The Smiling Earth (USA) - Gakuso o idete (1925)
... aka Out of College - Uchen-Puchan (1925)
... aka Musen fusen (Japan)
... aka No Money, No Fight - A, a tokumukan kanto (1925)
... aka Ah, the Special Service Vessel - Kyokubadan no joô (1924)
... aka Queen of the Circus - Kanraku no onna (1924)
... aka A Woman of Pleasure - Koi o tatsu ono (1924)
... aka The axe that interrupted love (Japan: English title: literal title) - Samidare zoshi (1924)
... aka A Chronicle of the May Rain - Itô junsa no shi (1924)
- Shichimencho no yukue (1924)
... aka The Trace of a Turkey
... aka Turkeys in a Row - Jin kyo (1924)
... aka This Dusty World - Josei wa tsuyoshi (1924)
... aka Strong Is the Female
... aka Women Are Strong - Gendai no jo-o (1924)
... aka The Queen of Modern Times - Akatsuki no shi (1924)
... aka Death at Dawn - Kanashiki hakuchi (1924)
... aka Song of the Sad Idiot (USA)
... aka The Sad Idiot - Toge no uta (1923)
... aka Song of the Pass (International: English title)
... aka The Song of the Mountain Pass - Chi to rei (1923)
... aka Blood and Soul - Yoru (1923)
... aka The Night - Haikyo no naka (1923)
... aka Among the Ruins
... aka In the Ruins - Kiri no minato (1923)
... aka Foggy Harbour
... aka Harbour in the Fog - 813 (1923)
... aka Rupimono
... aka The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (USA) - Haizan no uta wa kanashi (1923)
... aka Failure's Song Is Sad
... aka The Song of Failure - Joen no chimata (1923)
... aka City of Desire
... aka Harbour of Desire - Seishun no yumeji (1923)
... aka Dream of Youth
... aka The Dream Path of Youth (USA) - Kokyo (1923)
... aka Furusato
... aka Hometown
... aka Native Country - Ai ni yomigaeru hi (1923)
... aka The Resurrection of Love
Writer:
- Osaka monogatari (1957) (story)
... aka An Osaka Story - Saikaku ichidai onna (1952) (writer)
... aka Diary of Oharu
... aka Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
... aka The Life of Oharu - Naniwa onna (1940) (writer)
... aka A Woman of Osaka (USA) - Aien kyo (1937) (writer)
... aka The Straits of Love and Hate - Gion no shimai (1936) (writer)
... aka Gion no kyodai
... aka Sisters of the Gion - Naniwa erejî (1936) (story)
... aka Naniwa Elegy (USA)
... aka Naniwa hika
... aka Osaka Elegy
... aka Woman of Osaka - Jinpu-ren (1934) (writer)
... aka The Jinpu Group
... aka The Kamikaze Group
... aka The Shimpu Group - Gion matsuri (1933) (writer)
... aka Gion Festival - Nihon bashi (1929) (script)
... aka The Nihon Bridge - Musume kawaiya (1928) (story) (writer)
... aka My Lovely Daughter - Kane (1926) (writer)
... aka Money - Dôka-ô (1926) (writer)
... aka The Copper Coin King - Nogi taisho to Kumasan (1925) (story)
... aka General Nogi and Kumasan - Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketch (1925) (screenplay)
... aka Street Scenes
... aka Street Sketches - Gakuso o idete (1925) (writer)
... aka Out of College - Kanraku no onna (1924) (story)
... aka A Woman of Pleasure - Kanashiki hakuchi (1924) (story)
... aka Song of the Sad Idiot (USA)
... aka The Sad Idiot - Toge no uta (1923) (original story)
... aka Song of the Pass (International: English title)
... aka The Song of the Mountain Pass - Chi to rei (1923) (screenplay)
... aka Blood and Soul - Yoru (1923) (writer)
... aka The Night - Haikyo no naka (1923) (script)
... aka Among the Ruins
... aka In the Ruins - 813 (1923) (screenplay)
... aka Rupimono
... aka The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (USA) - Haizan no uta wa kanashi (1923) (writer)
... aka Failure's Song Is Sad
... aka The Song of Failure - Joen no chimata (1923) (writer)
... aka City of Desire
... aka Harbour of Desire - Seishun no yumeji (1923) (writer)
... aka Dream of Youth
... aka The Dream Path of Youth (USA) - Kokyo (1923) (story) (writer)
... aka Furusato
... aka Hometown
... aka Native Country
Producer:
- Saikaku ichidai onna (1952) (producer)
... aka Diary of Oharu
... aka Saikaku: Life of a Woman (literal English title)
... aka The Life of Oharu
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Kensetsu no hitobito (1934) (supporting director)
Actor:
- Nikkatsu on Parade (1930)
Editor:
- Kaminingyo haru no sasayaki (1926)
... aka A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
Archive Footage:
- Kenji Mizoguchi: Beyond the Time (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Process and Production (2005) (V) .... Himself
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