Portrait of Kenji Mizoguchi

Directing

Kenji Mizoguchi

Career

Active from 1923 to 1957, busiest in 1923 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ugetsu
Ugetsu
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenji Mizoguchi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

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.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

14 titles · average score 81
Street of Shame
Street of Shame (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Taira Clan Saga
Taira Clan Saga (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

Director

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

Director

The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Ugetsu
Ugetsu (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

Director

A Geisha
A Geisha (1953)
GoodWatch score 90

Director

The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

Producer, Writer

Miss Oyu
Miss Oyu (1951)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

The Lady of Musashino
The Lady of Musashino (1951)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1940s

12 titles · average score 69
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Women of the Night
Women of the Night (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Victory of Women
Victory of Women (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Famous Sword Bijomaru
The Famous Sword Bijomaru (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Victory Song
Victory Song (1945)

Director

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

A Man of the Arts
A Man of the Arts (1941)

Director

Osaka Woman
Osaka Woman (1940)

Writer, Director

晴小袖
晴小袖 (1940)

Compositor

1930s

16 titles · average score 75
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Director

Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer, Director

Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy (1936)
GoodWatch score 85

Story, Director

Oyuki the Virgin
Oyuki the Virgin (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Poppy
Poppy (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Downfall of Osen
The Downfall of Osen (1935)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Water Magician
The Water Magician (1933)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Feast of Gion
The Feast of Gion (1933)

Director, Writer

And Yet They Go On
And Yet They Go On (1931)

Director

Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown (1930)

Director

Mistress of a Foreigner
Mistress of a Foreigner (1930)

Director

1920s

14 titles · average score 63
Tokyo March
Tokyo March (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Morning Sun Shines
The Morning Sun Shines (1929)

Director

Metropolitan Symphony
Metropolitan Symphony (1929)

Director

Jihishincho
Jihishincho (1927)

Director

The Passion of a Woman Teacher
The Passion of a Woman Teacher (1926)

Director

A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring (1926)

Director

Song of Home
Song of Home (1925)

Director

Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour (1923)

Director

The Homeland
The Homeland (1923)

Director, Writer

Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul (1923)

Director

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1923)

Screenplay, Director

The Day Love Came Back
The Day Love Came Back (1923)

Director