Movie Database

Movies by Director - Kenji Mizoguchi (99 [Missing: 69])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Hachi ichi sanNA1923 \N Not Available
Ai ni yomigaeru hiNA1923 Drama Not Available
Chî to reîNA1923 \N Not Available
Haikyo no nakaNA1923 \N Not Available
Haizan no uta wa kanashiNA1923 \N Not Available
Jôen no chimataNA1923 \N Not Available
Kiri no minatoNA1923 Drama Not Available
KokyôNA1923 \N Not Available
Seishun no yumejiNA1923 \N Not Available
Toge no utaNA1923 \N Not Available
YoruNA1923 \N Not Available
Akatsuki no shiNA1924 Drama Not Available
Gendai no jooNA1924 \N Not Available
JinkyoNA1924 \N Not Available
Josei wa tsuyoshiNA1924 Drama Not Available
Kanashiki hakuchiNA1924 \N Not Available
Kanraku no onnaNA1924 \N Not Available
Kyokubadan no joôNA1924 \N Not Available
Samidare sôshiNA1924 \N Not Available
Shichimenchô no yukueNA1924 Comedy Not Available
 tokumukan KantôNA1925 \N Not Available
Akai yûhi ni terasareteNA1925 Drama Not Available
Daichi wa hohoemu daiippenNA1925 Drama Not Available
Song of Home, The [Furusato no uta]As all his peers leave the countryside to study in Tokyo, Naotaro stays behind.1926Kenji MizoguchiDrama5.9 (126 votes)4520211228
Shôhin eiga-shû: Machi no sketchNA1925 Short Not Available
Gakuso wo ideteNA1925 \N Not Available
Musen Fusen Uchien PuchanNA1925 \N Not Available
NingenNA1925 Drama Not Available
Nogi shôgun to Kuma-sanNA1925 \N Not Available
Shirayuri wa nagekuNA1925 \N Not Available
Dôka-ôNA1926 Short Not Available
Kaikoku danjiNA1926 \N Not Available
Kaminingyô no haru no sasayakiNA1926 \N Not Available
KaneNA1926 Comedy Not Available
The Passion of a Woman TeacherNA1926 Drama,Horror,Romance Not Available
Shinsetsu ono ga tsumiNA1926 Drama Not Available
Jihi shinchôNA1927 Short Not Available
KôonNA1927 \N Not Available
Hito no isshô - Jinsei banji kane no maki: Dai ippenNA1928 Drama Not Available
Musume kawaiyaNA1928 \N Not Available
Asahi wa kagayakuNA1929 Drama,Short Not Available
NihonbashiNA1929 Drama,Romance Not Available
Tokai kokyogakuNA1929 \N Not Available
Tokyo March [Tôkyô kôshinkyoku]A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi's typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of th1929Kenji MizoguchiDrama6.6 (300 votes)10120211228
Fujiwara Yoshie no furusatoNA1930 Drama,Romance Not Available
Tôjin OkichiNA1930 Drama Not Available
Shikamo karera wa yukuNA1931 \N Not Available
The Dawn of MongoliaNA1932 Drama Not Available
Toki no ujigamiNA1932 Drama Not Available
Gion matsuriNA1933 Drama Not Available
Cascading White Threads [Taki no shiraito]The tragic tale of a woman who despite doing good where she can gets punished by society.1933Kenji Mizoguchi, Takuaki SeiryôDrama7.2 (422 votes)11020211228
The Mountain Pass of Love and HateNA1934 \N Not Available
The Jinpu GroupNA1934 \N Not Available
Poppy [Gubijinsô]Based on Soseki Natsume's 1908 novel of the same title, Poppy is an ornately complicated story of desire and ambition. Fujio is beautiful, talented, well-heeled, and engaged to Munechika, a rising young diplomat. She has promised him1935Kenji MizoguchiDrama6.4 (216 votes)7220211228
Oyuki, the Madonna [Maria no Oyuki]During a war in the 19th century, a village linked to rebellious forces is attacked by the government army, so a rich family decides to run away; two courtesans travel along them.1935Kenji MizoguchiDrama,War6.6 (221 votes)7820211228
Downfall of Osen, The [Orizuru Osen]In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats Sokichi and Osen, while swindling some Buddhist monks out of their temple treasures. When Ku1935Kenji MizoguchiDrama7.0 (296 votes)8720211228
Sisters Of The Gion [Gion no shima]Two geisha sisters lead a hard life in the Gion district of Kyoto. After one of them feels obliged to support a bankrupt businessman, the other sister sets up various schemes to get rid of him.1936Kenji MizoguchiDrama7.5 (2.6K votes)9520211228
Osaka Elegy [Naniwa erejî]A young woman becomes a mistress of her boss in order to support her family.1936Kenji MizoguchiComedy,Drama7.2 (2.3K votes)9020211228
Straits of Love and Hate, The [Aien kyo]A young couple of lovers want to travel to Tokio to work and form a family there, but the parents of him want his son to regent their hotel. Finally, he does what his parents want him to, and her finds herself abandoned in the big ci1937Kenji MizoguchiDrama6.8 (203 votes)10820211228
Ah, My Home TownNA1938 \N Not Available
The Song of the CampNA1938 Drama Not Available
Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, The [Zangiku monogatari] The adopted son of a legendary actor, and an aspiring star himself, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection - only for her to give up everything for her beloved's glory.1939Kenji MizoguchiDrama,Romance7.9 (3.6K votes)14820211228
The Life of an ActorNA1941 Drama Not Available
47 Ronin, The [Genroku chûshingura]The legendary Forty-seven ronin plot to avenge the death of their lord, Asano Naganori, by killing Kira Yoshinaka, a shogunate official responsible for Asano being forced to commit seppuku.1941Kenji MizoguchiDrama,History7.2 (2.7K votes)24120240412
Danjuro sandaiNA1944 Drama Not Available
Miyamoto MusashiShinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to avenge their father's death. The killers of their father see the sister and brother practicing with Miyamoto, and so en1944Kenji MizoguchiDrama6.3 (234 votes)5320211228
Victory SongNA1945 Drama Not Available
Famous Sword Bijomaru, The [Meitô bijomaru]Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daugh1945Kenji MizoguchiDrama6.6 (356 votes)6520220419
Victory of Women, The [Josei no shôri]A socially committed film about the feudal state of many Japanese women in 1946. Hiroko Hosokawa, a female lawyer, defends Mrs. Asakura, who suffocated her child in her grief after her husband died penniless following an industrial a1946Kenji MizoguchiDrama6.4 (139 votes)8420211228
Utamaro and His Five Women [Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna]Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the brothels of Tokyo provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women in his life vie for lovers. And, occasionally, his art gets him i1946Kenji MizoguchiDrama7.1 (1.3K votes)10620211228
Love of Sumako the Actress, The [Joyû Sumako no koi]The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be with her, while trying to keep his Art Theatre solvent.1947Kenji MizoguchiDrama6.8 (289 votes)9620211228
Women of the Night [Yoru no onnatachi]A mistress of a drug dealer in post-war Japan is shocked when she discovers that he is having an affair with her sister.1948Kenji MizoguchiDrama7.2 (1.3K votes)7520211228
Flame of My Love [Waga koi wa moenu]A woman's struggle for equality in Japan in the 1880s. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the go1949Kenji MizoguchiDrama,Romance7.3 (416 votes)9620211228
Portrait of Madame Yuki [Yuki fujin ezu]Young servant girl Hamako has just started working for her personal heroine, Madame Yuki. Her romanticized view of the Madame is broken immediately, as she is introduced with a list of the Madame's personal problems.1950Kenji MizoguchiDrama,Romance7.1 (469 votes)8820211228
Lady from Musashino, The [Musashino fujin]Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close.1951Kenji MizoguchiDrama,Romance7.3 (646 votes)8820211228
Miss Oyu [Oyû-sama]Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective wife, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke1951Kenji MizoguchiDrama,Romance7.5 (1.6K votes)9420211228
Life of Oharu, The [Saikaku Ichidai Onna]Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society.1952Kenji MizoguchiDrama8.1 (6.8K votes)13320211228
Geisha, A [Gion bayashi]A seasoned geisha and her apprentice maiko are forced to give in to their clients' sexual advances to survive.1953Kenji MizoguchiDrama7.6 (2.1K votes)8520220414
Ugetsu [Ugetsu monogatari]A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.1953Kenji MizoguchiDrama,Fantasy,War8.2 (22.8K votes)9620211228
Chikamatsu MonogatariIshun is a wealthy, but unsympathetic, master printer who has wrongly accused his wife and best employee of being lovers. To escape punishment, the accused run away together, but Ishun is certain to be ruined if word gets out.1954Kenji MizoguchiDrama,Romance,Thriller8.1 (4.3K votes)10220211228
Sansho the BailiffIn medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.1954Kenji MizoguchiDrama8.4 (16K votes)12420211228
Woman of Rumour, The [Uwasa no onna]Hatsuko Umabuchi is a widow who runs a prosperous geisha house in present-day Kyoto. Her daughter Yukiko returns from Tokyo following a failed suicide attempt, after her lover found out about her mother's profession. Hatsuko is havin1954Kenji MizoguchiDrama,Romance7.5 (1.2K votes)8320211228
Taira Clan Saga [Shin Heike monogatari]After his father is not rewarded for his military achievements, Taira Kiyomori rebels against the court and the monks who rule the country. He also falls in love with Tokiko and discovers unsettling revelations about his parentage.1955Kenji MizoguchiDrama,History7.2 (996 votes)10820211228
Princess Yang Kwei-fei [Yôkihi]In 8th-century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a close relati1955Kenji MizoguchiDrama,History,Romance7.2 (1.8K votes)9820211228
Street of Shame [Akasen chitai]The personal tales of various prostitutes who occupy a brothel.1956Kenji MizoguchiDrama7.8 (4.3K votes)8620211228
Osaka WomanNA1940 \N Not Available
Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ichi-bu Kako henNA1928 Drama Not Available
Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-ni-bu Gendai henNA1928 Drama Not Available
Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-san-bu Kuso henNA1928 Drama Not Available
Itô junsa no shiNA1924 Drama Not Available
Hito no isshô - Ukiyo wa tsurai ne no maki: Dai nihenNA1928 \N Not Available
Hito no isshô - Kuma to tora saikai no maki: Dai sampenNA1928 \N Not Available
Koi o tatsu onoNA1924 Romance Not Available
Ojô Okichinan1935Tatsunosuke Takashima, Kenji MizoguchiDrama5.6 (19 votes)6420230619
Ojô OkichiNA1935 Not Available
Ningen: kôhenNA1925 Drama Not Available
Ningen: zenpenNA1925 Drama Not Available
KantôNA1923 Documentary,Short Not Available
Yorû utsukushikî akumâNA1923 \N Not Available
Yorû yami no sasayakîNA1923 \N Not Available