Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
| Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | |
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 Japanese poster | |
| Kanji | ある映画監督の生涯 溝口健二の記録 |
| Revised Hepburn | Aru eiga-kantoku no shōgai Mizoguchi Kenji no kiroku |
| Directed by | Kaneto Shindō |
| Written by | Kaneto Shindō |
| Produced by | Kaneto Shindō |
| Narrated by | Kaneto Shindō |
| Cinematography | Yoshiyuki Miyake |
| Edited by |
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| Distributed by | Art Theatre Guild |
Release date | |
Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (ある映画監督の生涯 溝口健二の記録, Aru eiga-kantoku no shōgai Mizoguchi Kenji no kiroku) is a 1975 Japanese
Synopsis
In 39 interviews[1] 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.
- Interviewees
- Masaichi Nagata
- Takako Irie
- Masashige Narusawa
- Eijirō Yanagi
- Dai Arakawa
- Machiko Kyō
- Matsuji Ohno
- Eitaro Ozawa
- Gengo Ohto
- Eitarō Shindō
- Kakuko Mori
- Kumeko Urabe
- Seiichiro Uchikawa
- Tazuko Sakane
- Kyōko Kagawa
- Daisuke Itō
- Motohisa Ando
- Kenichi Okamoto
- Kiyohiko Ushihara
- Tatsuo Sakai
- Eiji Nakano
- Yoshikata Yoda
- Kazuo Miyagawa
- Ayako Wakao
- Yasuzo Masumura
- Fumiko Yamaji
- Tadaoto Kainoshō
- Isuzu Yamada
- Hideo Tsumura
- Matsutarō Kawaguchi
- Toshio Itoya
- Michiyo Kogure
- Shigeru Miki
- Ganjirō Nakamura
- Kinuyo Tanaka
- Yoshikazu Hayashi
- Yoshiyuki Takatsu
- Goro Sodai
- Nobuko Otowa
Awards
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director received the
Home media
The film was released on DVD in Japan in 2001.
References
- ^ a b c "Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Awards for Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "30th Mainichi Film Awards" (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Japanese DVD release of Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director". CDJapan. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Criterion Collection release of Ugetsu". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
Further reading
- ISBN 4-00-414080-3.
External links
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