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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

150 minutes

Documentary

Overview

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.

Top Cast

Takako Irie headshot

Takako Irie

Daisuke Itō headshot

Daisuke Itō

Kyōko Kagawa headshot

Kyōko Kagawa

Matsutarō Kawaguchi headshot

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Michiyo Kogure headshot

Michiyo Kogure

Machiko Kyō headshot

Machiko Kyō

Yasuzō Masumura headshot

Yasuzō Masumura

Kazuo Miyagawa headshot

Kazuo Miyagawa

Kakuko Mori headshot

Kakuko Mori

Masaichi Nagata headshot

Masaichi Nagata

Masashige Narusawa headshot

Masashige Narusawa

Kenichi Okamoto headshot

Kenichi Okamoto

Nobuko Otowa headshot

Nobuko Otowa

Eitarō Ozawa headshot

Eitarō Ozawa

Tatsuo Sakai headshot

Tatsuo Sakai

Eitarō Shindō headshot

Eitarō Shindō

Kaneto Shindō headshot

Kaneto Shindō

Kinuyo Tanaka headshot

Kinuyo Tanaka

Seiichirô Uchikawa headshot

Seiichirô Uchikawa

Kumeko Urabe headshot

Kumeko Urabe

Kiyohiko Ushihara headshot

Kiyohiko Ushihara

Ayako Wakao headshot

Ayako Wakao

Isuzu Yamada headshot

Isuzu Yamada

Fumiko Yamaji headshot

Fumiko Yamaji

Eijirō Yanagi headshot

Eijirō Yanagi

Yoshikata Yoda headshot

Yoshikata Yoda

Ganjirō Nakamura II headshot

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Yoshiharu Hayashi headshot

Yoshiharu Hayashi

Eiji Nakano headshot

Eiji Nakano

Hisao Itoya headshot

Hisao Itoya

Daizaburō Arakawa headshot

Daizaburō Arakawa

Goro Kontaibo headshot

Goro Kontaibo

Gengo Ôbora headshot

Gengo Ôbora

Hideo Tsumura headshot

Hideo Tsumura

Tadaoto Kainoshō headshot

Tadaoto Kainoshō

Self

Tazuko Sakane headshot

Tazuko Sakane

Shigeru Miki headshot

Shigeru Miki