Kenji Mizoguchi
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
1956Street of Shame
Director
1955Taira Clan Saga
Director
1955Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Director
1954Sansho the Bailiff
Director
1954Chikamatsu Monogatari
Director
1954The Woman in the Rumor
Director
1953Ugetsu
Director
1953A Geisha
Director
1952The Life of Oharu
Director & Writer
1951Miss Oyu
Director
1951The Lady of Musashino
Director
1950Portrait of Madame Yuki
Director
1949Flame of My Love
Director
1948Women of the Night
Director
1947The Love of the Actress Sumako
Director
1946Utamaro and His Five Women
Director
1946Victory of Women
Director
1945The Sword
Director
1945Victory Song
Director
1944Miyamoto Musashi
Director
1941The 47 Ronin
Director
1941A Man of the Arts
Director
1940Osaka Woman
Director & Writer
1939The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Director