Directing
Kenji Mizoguchi
- Career
Active from 1923 to 1957, busiest in 1923 with 5 main titles.
- Average score
75/100
- Highest rated
Ugetsu92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.4
- Adrenaline2.8, average 4.8
- Pop Culture0.3, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy0.8, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 8
- Melodrama 7
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Social Critique 5
- Forbidden Love 5
- Classic Japanese Cinema 5
- Character Study 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Tragic Romance 4
- Class Conflict 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Social Realism 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yoshikata YodaWriterSansho the Bailiff, Ugetsu, The Life of Oharu, The 47 Ronin, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, +17 more- SShigeto MikiCinematographerThe Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, Utamaro and His Five Women, Sisters of the Gion, Oyuki the Virgin, Osaka Elegy, +9 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorSansho the Bailiff, Ugetsu, The Life of Oharu, Utamaro and His Five Women, Women of the Night, +7 more
Eitarō ShindōActorSansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, Street of Shame, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Sisters of the Gion, +6 more
Ichirō SugaiActorSansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, A Geisha, Chikamatsu Monogatari, Flame of My Love, +4 more
Fumio HayasakaComposerSansho the Bailiff, Ugetsu, Portrait of Madame Yuki, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Chikamatsu Monogatari, +3 more
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerSansho the Bailiff, Ugetsu, Street of Shame, A Geisha, Chikamatsu Monogatari, +3 more- TTatsuyuki YokotaCinematographerYoshie Fujiwara's Hometown, Song of Home, Mistress of a Foreigner, And Yet They Go On, Tokyo March, +3 more
- MMatsutarō KawaguchiWriterThe Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Chikamatsu Monogatari, The Famous Sword Bijomaru, The Straits of Love and Hate, +3 more
Eiji NakanoActorOyuki the Virgin, The Morning Sun Shines, The Downfall of Osen, The Passion of a Woman Teacher, The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia, +2 more
Tazuko SakaneEditorSisters of the Gion, Women of the Night, Osaka Elegy, Poppy, The Straits of Love and Hate, +2 more
Takako IrieActorYoshie Fujiwara's Hometown, The Morning Sun Shines, The Water Magician, Tokyo March, The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
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1950s
14 titles · average score 81
GoodWatch score 77Director
GoodWatch score 71Director
GoodWatch score 70Director
GoodWatch score 91Director
GoodWatch score 91Director
GoodWatch score 74Director
GoodWatch score 92Director
GoodWatch score 90Director
GoodWatch score 91Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 76Director
GoodWatch score 76Director
GoodWatch score 69Director
1940s
12 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch score 64Director
GoodWatch score 71Director
GoodWatch score 62Director
GoodWatch score 86Director
GoodWatch score 68Director
GoodWatch score 63Director
Director
GoodWatch score 63Director
GoodWatch score 74Director
Director
Writer, Director
Compositor
1930s
16 titles · average score 75
GoodWatch score 88Director
GoodWatch score 72Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 81Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 85Story, Director
GoodWatch score 62Director
GoodWatch score 64Director
GoodWatch score 73Director
GoodWatch score 74Director
Director, Writer
Director
Director
1920s
14 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 63Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director, Writer
Director
Director
Screenplay, Director