Born in Tokyo in 1898 and died in 1956, Mizoguchi is known for long, flowing takes and for sensitive portraits of women in conflict with a harsh, male-dominated society. His work reached Western audiences when Ugetsu won a prize at Venice.
Filmography
- Sisters of the Gion (1936)
- Osaka Elegy (1936)
- The 47 Ronin (1941)
- Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)
- Miss Oyu (1951)
- The Life of Oharu (1952)
- Ugetsu (1953)
- A Geisha (1953)
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
- The Crucified Lovers (1954)
- Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)
- Street of Shame (1956)