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Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese filmmaker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口 健二, Mizoguchi Kenji, 16 May 1898 – 24 August 1956) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed roughly one hundred films during his career between 1923 and 1956.[1][2][3] His most acclaimed works include The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939), The Life of Oharu (1952), Ugetsu (1953), and Sansho the Bailiff (1954),[4][5] with the latter three all being awarded at the Venice International Film Festival. A recurring theme of his films was the oppression of women in historical and contemporary Japan.[2][3][6] Together with Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirō Ozu, Mizoguchi is seen as a representative of the "golden age" of Japanese cinema.[7]
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Born | (1898-05-16)16 May 1898 |
Died | 24 August 1956(1956-08-24) (aged 58) Kyoto, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1923–1956 |
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