1898 - 1956
Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口 健二, Mizoguchi Kenji, May 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Mizoguchi's work is renowned for its long takes and mise-en-scène. According to writer Mark Le Fanu, "His films have an extraordinary force and purity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenji Mizoguchi has received more than 407,133 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Kenji Mizoguchi is the 103rd most popular film director (up from 104th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Japan (up from 92nd 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.
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Among film directors, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 103 out of 1,580. Before him are Carlos Saura, Wolfgang Petersen, Sidney Lumet, Peter Brook, Andrzej Żuławski, and Michael Curtiz. After him are Robert Altman, Claude Lelouch, Christopher Nolan, Vincente Minnelli, John Carpenter, and Sam Peckinpah.
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 97
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 98
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 99
1925 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 100
1940 - 2016
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 101
1886 - 1962
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 102
1898 - 1956
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 103
1925 - 2006
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 104
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 105
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 106
1903 - 1986
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 107
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 108
1925 - 1984
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 109
Among people born in 1898, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 34. Before him are Willy Messerschmitt, Jeanne Hébuterne, Rodion Malinovsky, René Clair, Karl Hermann Frank, and Ahmad Shah Qajar. After him are Aloysius Stepinac, Peng Dehuai, Georges Dumézil, Curzio Malaparte, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, and Fritz Zwicky. Among people deceased in 1956, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 18. Before him are Alexander Rodchenko, Robert Walser, Lucien Febvre, Bela Lugosi, Konstantin Päts, and Juho Kusti Paasikivi. After him are Risto Ryti, Émile Borel, A. A. Milne, Reinhold Glière, Josef Hoffmann, and Wilhelm Miklas.
1898 - 1978
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 28
1898 - 1920
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 29
1898 - 1967
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 30
1898 - 1981
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 31
1898 - 1946
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 32
1898 - 1930
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 33
1898 - 1956
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 34
1898 - 1960
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 35
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 36
1898 - 1986
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 37
1898 - 1957
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 38
1898 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 39
1898 - 1974
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 40
1891 - 1956
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 12
1878 - 1956
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 13
1878 - 1956
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 14
1882 - 1956
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 15
1874 - 1956
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 16
1870 - 1956
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 17
1898 - 1956
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 18
1889 - 1956
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 19
1871 - 1956
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 20
1882 - 1956
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 21
1874 - 1956
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 22
1870 - 1956
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 23
1872 - 1956
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 24
Among people born in Japan, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 78 out of 5,560. Before him are Kenzō Tange (1913), Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), Nichiren (1222), Dōgen (1200), and Kane Tanaka (1903). After him are Akira Toriyama (1955), Paulo Miki (1564), Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571), Tomoe Gozen (1157), Emperor Annei (-577), and Tarō Asō (1940).
1913 - 2005
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 72
1916 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 73
1837 - 1913
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 74
1222 - 1282
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 75
1200 - 1253
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 76
1903 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 77
1898 - 1956
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 78
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 79
1564 - 1597
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 80
1571 - 1622
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 81
1157 - 1247
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 82
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 83
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 84
Among film directors born in Japan, Kenji Mizoguchi ranks 6. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki (1941), Akira Kurosawa (1910), Isao Takahata (1935), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), and Takeshi Kitano (1947). After him are Nagisa Oshima (1932), Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Shohei Imamura (1926), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Ishirō Honda (1911), and Makoto Shinkai (1973).
1941 - Present
HPI: 84.84
Rank: 1
1910 - 1998
HPI: 84.43
Rank: 2
1935 - 2018
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 3
1903 - 1963
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 5
1898 - 1956
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 6
1932 - 2013
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 7
1916 - 1996
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 8
1926 - 2006
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 9
1920 - 1989
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 10
1911 - 1993
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 11
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 12