Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi (16 May 1898 – 24 August 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.

Other name:

溝口 健二,

미조구치 켄지,

겐지 미조구치,

켄지 미조구치

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

May 16, 1898

Deathday:

24 thg 8, 1956

Place of birth:

Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan