The best Kenji Mizoguchi films
The top 3 according to 53 votes from people: The Life of Oharu (1952) · A Story from Chikamatsu (1954) · Ugetsu (1953). (Updated Mar 14, 2021.)
Ugetsu, The Life of Oharu, Sansho the Bailiff and more: the Kenji Mizoguchi films most highly regarded as masterpieces (Filmarks FILMAGA, Cinema-rank, YCAM).
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 12
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1
The Life of Oharu (1952)
Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu, a life of decline.
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2
A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)
Kazuo Hasegawa and Kyōko Kagawa on the run.
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3
Ugetsu (1953)
A potter in the warring-states era and a ghostly woman; Silver Lion in Venice.
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4
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
A kabuki actor and a nursemaid in love.
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5
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
A brother and sister sold into slavery; Silver Lion in Venice.
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6
A Geisha (1953)
A geisha and her young apprentice in Gion.
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7
Street of Shame (1956)
Yoshiwara on the eve of the anti-prostitution law; his last film.
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8
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Two very different geisha sisters.
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9
Princess Yang Kwei-Fei (1955)
Tang emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei.
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10
The 47 Ronin (1941-1942)
The tale of the forty-seven ronin in two parts.
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11
Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
The sensuality and tragedy of a noblewoman.
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12
The Water Magician (1933)
A silent classic: a water-trick performer and a young man.
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13
Osaka Elegy (1936)
The fall of an Osaka switchboard operator.
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