Directing
Kenji Mizoguchi
- Titles
- 57movies
- Career
Active from 1923 to 1957, busiest in 1923 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 52titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Utamaro and His Five Women86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.8average 2.6
- Melancholy7.9average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism6.3average 3.3
- Pathos7.9average 5.2
- Social Commentary7.3average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.7
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Romance5.3average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Pop Culture0.3, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy0.7, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Melodrama 6
- Historical Drama 6
- Forbidden Love 5
- Classic Japanese Cinema 5
- Character Study 5
- Social Critique 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Tragic Romance 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Social Realism 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yoshikata YodaWriterUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, The Crucified Lovers, +17 more- SShigeto MikiCinematographerThe Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, Osaka Elegy, Utamaro and His Five Women, Sisters of the Gion, The Straits of Love and Hate, +9 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, Utamaro and His Five Women, Miss Oyu, +7 more
Eitarō ShindōActorSansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, The Crucified Lovers, Street of Shame, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, +6 more
Ichirō SugaiActorSansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, The Crucified Lovers, A Geisha, Flame of My Love, +4 more
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, The Crucified Lovers, Street of Shame, Miss Oyu, +3 more
Fumio HayasakaComposerUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, The Crucified Lovers, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Portrait of Madame Yuki, +3 more- MMatsutarō KawaguchiWriterThe Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, The Crucified Lovers, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, The Straits of Love and Hate, The Sword, +3 more
- TTatsuyuki YokotaCinematographerSong of Home, Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown, Tokyo March, The Passion of a Woman Teacher, Mistress of a Foreigner, +2 more
Tazuko SakaneEditorOsaka Elegy, Women of the Night, Sisters of the Gion, The Straits of Love and Hate, The Water Magician, +2 more
Yōko UmemuraActorThe Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, Osaka Elegy, Sisters of the Gion, Oyuki the Virgin, Mistress of a Foreigner, +1 more
Takako IrieActorThe Water Magician, Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown, Tokyo March, The Morning Sun Shines, The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
561950s
14 titles · average score 75
77
Street of Shame (1956)
Director
68
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
Director
72
Taira Clan Saga (1955)
Director
81
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Director
78
The Crucified Lovers (1954)
Director
73
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
Director
80
Ugetsu (1953)
Director
75
A Geisha (1953)
Director
78
The Life of Oharu (1952)
Producer, Writer
73
Miss Oyu (1951)
Director
69
Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
Director
1940s
13 titles · average score 70
Flame of My Love (1949)
Director
71
Women of the Night (1948)
Director
Victory of Women (1946)
Director
62
The Sword (1945)
Director
Victory Song (1945)
Director
62
Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
Director
70
The 47 Ronin (1941)
Director
A Man of the Arts (1941)
Director
晴小袖 (1940)
Compositor
Osaka Woman (1940)
Writer, Director
1930s
16 titles · average score 69
71
The Straits of Love and Hate (1937)
Writer, Director
69
Osaka Elegy (1936)
Story, Director
72
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Writer, Director
60
Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
Director
62
Poppy (1935)
Director
73
The Downfall of Osen (1935)
Director
Miss Okichi (1935)
Co-Director
The Water Magician (1933)
Director
The Feast of Gion (1933)
Director, Writer
Mistress of a Foreigner (1930)
Director
1920s
13 titles · average score 63
63
Tokyo March (1929)
Director
The Morning Sun Shines (1929)
Director
Metropolitan Symphony (1929)
Director
Jihishincho (1927)
Director
Song of Home (1925)
Director
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1923)
Screenplay, Director
Blood and Soul (1923)
Director
The Homeland (1923)
Director, Writer
Foggy Harbour (1923)
Director
The Day Love Came Back (1923)
Director