Directing
Kenji Mizoguchi
- Titles
- 58movies
- Career
Active from 1923 to 1957, busiest in 1923 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 52titles as director
- 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.
- Historical8.6average 2.6
- Melancholy8.0average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism6.2average 3.3
- Pathos8.1average 5.2
- Social Commentary7.2average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.8
- Romance5.7average 3.8
- Eroticism3.0average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.4
- Adrenaline2.8, average 4.9
- 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
- Classic Japanese Cinema 5
- Social Critique 5
- Forbidden Love 5
- Character Study 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Tragic Romance 4
- Social Realism 3
- Post-War Japan 3
- Class Conflict 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Yoshikata YodaWriterUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, Miss Oyu, The 47 Ronin, +17 more- SShigeto MikiCinematographerOsaka Elegy, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, The Love of the Actress Sumako, Sisters of the Gion, Victory Song, +9 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, Miss Oyu, The Love of the Actress Sumako, +7 more
Eitarō ShindōActorSansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, Miss Oyu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Osaka Elegy, +6 more
Ichirō SugaiActorSansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, Chikamatsu Monogatari, A Geisha, The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia, +4 more
Fumio HayasakaComposerUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, Miss Oyu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Portrait of Madame Yuki, +3 more
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerUgetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, Miss Oyu, Street of Shame, Chikamatsu Monogatari, +3 more- TTatsuyuki YokotaCinematographerSong of Home, Tokyo March, And Yet They Go On, Jihishincho, Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown, +3 more
- MMatsutarō KawaguchiWriterPrincess Yang Kwei-fei, Chikamatsu Monogatari, The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, Miyamoto Musashi, The Straits of Love and Hate, +3 more
Eiji NakanoActorThe Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia, Oyuki the Virgin, The Morning Sun Shines, Jihishincho, Smiling Earth, +2 more
Tazuko SakaneEditorOsaka Elegy, The Love of the Actress Sumako, Women of the Night, Sisters of the Gion, The Straits of Love and Hate, +2 more
Takako IrieActorThe Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia, Tokyo March, The Morning Sun Shines, The Water Magician, Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
56Type
1950s
14 titles · average score 81
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1940s
12 titles · average score 69
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1930s
16 titles · average score 74
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1920s
14 titles · average score 63
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