Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
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Japanese | ある映画監督の生涯 溝口健二の記録 |
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 |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
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 documentary film on the life and works of director Kenji Mizoguchi. It was produced, written and directed by Kaneto Shindō.[1][2]
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 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film.[3] Kaneto Shindō received the Kinema Junpo Award and the Mainichi Film Award for Best Director.[4]
Home media[]
The film was released on DVD in Japan in 2001.[5] In the US, the film is included in the Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray release of Ugetsu (1953).[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "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". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Criterion Collection release of Ugetsu". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
Further reading[]
- Shindo, Kaneto (27 April 1976). Aru Eiga Kantoku - Mizoguchi Kenji to Nihon Eiga [A film director - Kenji Mizoguchi and the Japanese cinema]. Iwanami Shinsho (in Japanese). 962. Iwanami. ISBN 4-00-414080-3.
External links[]
- 1975 films
- Japanese-language films
- Films directed by Kaneto Shindo
- 1975 documentary films
- Japanese films
- Japanese documentary films
- Documentary films about film directors and producers
- Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners
- Cinema of Japan
- Biographical documentary film stubs
- Arts documentary film stubs
- 1970s Japanese film stubs