page_title: Kenji Mizoguchi
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caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 溝口健二（明治31年5月16日–昭和31年8月24日） English: Kenji Mizoguchi (16 May 1898–24 August 1956)
context_page_description: Kenji Mizoguchi 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 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, The Life of Oharu, Sansho the Bailiff, and The Crucified Lovers. Today, Mizoguchi is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in cinema history.
context_section_description: Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口 健二, 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), Sansho the Bailiff (1954), and The Crucified Lovers (1954). Today, Mizoguchi is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in cinema history.
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