FILM DIRECTOR
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
Kenji Mizoguchi
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. His most acclaimed works include The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939), The Life of Oharu (1952), Ugetsu (1953), and Sansho the Bailiff (1954), 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenji Mizoguchi has received more than 683,973 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Kenji Mizoguchi is the 112th most popular film director (down from 94th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Japan (down from 78th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Film Director.
Kenji Mizoguchi is most famous for his films, which are known for their long takes and poetic imagery.
Memorability Metrics
680k
Page Views (PV)
64.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
6.29
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 112 out of 2,041. Before him are Joris Ivens, John Carpenter, Robert Altman, David Fincher, John Huston, and Terrence Malick. After him are Otar Iosseliani, Manoel de Oliveira, Jules Dassin, Peter Jackson, Jerzy Grotowski, and David Lean.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
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1898 - 1989
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 106
John Carpenter
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 107
Robert Altman
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 108
David Fincher
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 109
John Huston
1906 - 1987
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 110
Terrence Malick
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 111
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 112
Otar Iosseliani
1934 - 2023
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 113
Manoel de Oliveira
1908 - 2015
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 114
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 115
Peter Jackson
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 116
Jerzy Grotowski
1933 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 117
David Lean
1908 - 1991
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 118
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 40. Before him are Trofim Lysenko, Karl Hermann Frank, Peng Dehuai, Alexander Calder, Joris Ivens, and Aloysius Stepinac. After him are Georges Dumézil, Therese Neumann, Latife Uşşaki, Konrad Henlein, Vicente Aleixandre, and Héctor Scarone. Among people deceased in 1956, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 23. Before him are Konstantin Päts, Alexander Rodchenko, Bela Lugosi, Reinhold Glière, H. L. Mencken, and Josef Hoffmann. After him are Bolesław Bierut, Anastasio Somoza García, Wilhelm Miklas, Joseph Wirth, Alexander Dovzhenko, and Émile Borel.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsTrofim Lysenko
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1976
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 34
Karl Hermann Frank
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1946
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 35
Peng Dehuai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1974
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 36
Alexander Calder
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1976
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 37
Joris Ivens
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1989
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 38
Aloysius Stepinac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1960
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 39
Kenji Mizoguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1956
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 40
Georges Dumézil
LINGUIST
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 41
Therese Neumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1962
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 42
Latife Uşşaki
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1975
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 43
Konrad Henlein
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1945
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 44
Vicente Aleixandre
WRITER
1898 - 1984
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 45
Héctor Scarone
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Päts
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1956
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 17
Alexander Rodchenko
PHOTOGRAPHER
1891 - 1956
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 18
Bela Lugosi
ACTOR
1882 - 1956
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 19
Reinhold Glière
COMPOSER
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 20
H. L. Mencken
WRITER
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 21
Josef Hoffmann
ARCHITECT
1870 - 1956
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 22
Kenji Mizoguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1956
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 23
Bolesław Bierut
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1956
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 24
Anastasio Somoza García
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 25
Wilhelm Miklas
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1956
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 26
Joseph Wirth
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 27
Alexander Dovzhenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1956
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 28
Émile Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 29
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 109 out of 6,245. Before him are Joan Fontaine (1917), Kunishige Kamamoto (1944), Hiroto Muraoka (1931), Sei Shōnagon (966), Okita Sōji (1842), and Emperor Go-Momozono (1758). After him are Emperor Kōshō (-505), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), Abe no Seimei (921), Tarō Asō (1940), Emperor Nakamikado (1702), and Emperor Nintoku (290).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsJoan Fontaine
ACTOR
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 103
Kunishige Kamamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 104
Hiroto Muraoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 105
Sei Shōnagon
WRITER
966 - 1025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 106
Okita Sōji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1842 - 1868
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 107
Emperor Go-Momozono
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1779
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 108
Kenji Mizoguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1956
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 109
Emperor Kōshō
POLITICIAN
505 BC - 392 BC
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 110
Fumimaro Konoe
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 111
Abe no Seimei
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
921 - 1005
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 112
Tarō Asō
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 113
Emperor Nakamikado
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1737
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 114
Emperor Nintoku
POLITICIAN
290 - 399
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 115
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 6. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki (1941), Akira Kurosawa (1910), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Isao Takahata (1935), and Takeshi Kitano (1947). After him are Shohei Imamura (1926), Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Hideaki Anno (1960), and Franklin J. Schaffner (1920).
Hayao Miyazaki
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 1
Akira Kurosawa
1910 - 1998
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 2
Yasujirō Ozu
1903 - 1963
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 3
Isao Takahata
1935 - 2018
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 4
Takeshi Kitano
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 5
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 6
Shohei Imamura
1926 - 2006
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7
Masaki Kobayashi
1916 - 1996
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 8
Nagisa Oshima
1932 - 2013
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 9
Hirokazu Kore-eda
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 10
Hideaki Anno
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 11
Franklin J. Schaffner
1920 - 1989
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 12