Kenji Mizoguchi est né en 1898 et est décédé en 1956. Issu d’un milieu modeste, il est entré par hasard à la Nikkatsu, comme assistant-réalisateur. Il tourne son premier film en 1922. Il a réalisé plus de quatre-vingt films parmi lesquels certains sont considérés comme des oeuvres essentielles du cinéma mondial.
Kenji MIZOGUCHI
1898 › 1956
Director
Films programmed at the festival
![Naniwa Elegy](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/n/naniwaelegy_03-jpeg-161x85.jpg)
Naniwa Elegy
(Naniwa Hika)
(Naniwa Hika)
by Kenji MIZOGUCHI
![L’Impératrice Yang Kwei-fei](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/i/imperatrice-yang-kwei-fei1-161x85.jpg)
L’Impératrice Yang Kwei-fei
(Yokihi)
(Yokihi)
by Kenji MIZOGUCHI
![The Downfall of Osen](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/t/thedownfallofosen_16-scaled-1-161x85.jpg)
The Downfall of Osen
(Orizuru Osen)
(Orizuru Osen)
by Kenji MIZOGUCHI
![La marche de Tokyo](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/t/tokyo-koshin-kyoku-2-nfc1-e1355410423638-161x85.jpg)
La marche de Tokyo
(Tôkyô Kôshinkyoku)
(Tôkyô Kôshinkyoku)
by Kenji MIZOGUCHI
![Street of Shame](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/r/rue-de-la-honte-1956-01-g-e1351167029658-161x85.jpg)
Street of Shame
(Akasen Chitai)
(Akasen Chitai)
by Kenji MIZOGUCHI
![Le pays natal](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/h/hometown2-161x85.jpg)
Le pays natal
(Fujiwara Yoshie no Furusato)
(Fujiwara Yoshie no Furusato)
by Kenji MIZOGUCHI
A Geisha
(Gion bayashi)
(Gion bayashi)
by Kenji MIZOGUCHI
![Sisters of Gion](https://www.3continents.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/micro/s/sistersofgion_20-scaled-1-161x85.jpg)
Sisters of Gion
(Gion no shimai)
(Gion no shimai)
by Kenji MIZOGUCHI