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Kenji Mizoguchi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenji Mizoguchi (May 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu (1953) won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène. "His films have an extraordinary force and purity. They shake and move the viewer by the power, refinement and compassion with which they confront human suffering."   Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenji Mizoguchi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

25 movies
RankingYear
Legend of Bailiff Sansho
  9.40
1. Legend of Bailiff Sansho (1954)
Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain
  9.23
2. Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain (1953)
The Life of Oharu
  8.34
3. The Life of Oharu (1952)
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
  8.23
4. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
A Story from Chikamatsu
  7.66
5. A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)
A Geisha
  7.53
6. A Geisha (1953)
Street of Shame
  7.46
7. Street of Shame (1956)
Miss Oyu
  7.43
8. Miss Oyu (1951)
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
  7.37
9. Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
Sisters of the Gion
  7.25
10. Sisters of the Gion (1936)
The 47 Ronin
  7.03
11. The 47 Ronin (1941)
Women of the Night
  7.02
12. Women of the Night (1948)
Cascading White Threads
  6.93
13. Cascading White Threads (1933)
Naniwa Elegy
  6.88
14. Naniwa Elegy (1936)
Legend of the Taira Clan
  6.77
15. Legend of the Taira Clan (1955)
Lady Musashino
  6.74
16. Lady Musashino (1951)
The Woman in the Rumor
  6.63
17. The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
Five Women Around Utamaro
  6.48
18. Five Women Around Utamaro (1946)
The Downfall of Osen
  6.42
19. The Downfall of Osen (1934)
My Love Has Been Burning
  6.40
20. My Love Has Been Burning (1949)