Kenji Mizoguchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese film director and screenwriter
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Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
About Kenji Mizoguchi
- Kenji Mizoguchi (?? ??, Mizoguchi Kenji, May 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
- Mizoguchi's work is renowned for its long takes and mise-en-scène.
- According to writer Mark Le Fanu, "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."His film Ugetsu (1953) brought him international attention and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972.
- Other acclaimed films of his include The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939), The Life of Oharu (1952), and Sansho the Bailiff (1954).
- Today, Mizoguchi is one of the most acclaimed film-makers in cinema history.
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