Taki no shiraito - Kenji Mizoguchi [1933]

 

The Water Magician [1933] 

The tragic tale of a woman who despite doing good where she can gets punished by society.

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Saikaku ichidai onna - Kenji Mizoguchi [1952]

 

The Life of Oharu [1952]

Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society.

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Akasen chitai - Kenji Mizoguchi [1956]

 

Street of Shame [1956]

The personal tales of various prostitutes who occupy a brothel.

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Gion no shimai - Kenji Mizoguchi [1936]

 

 

 

Sisters of the Gion [1936]

Two geisha sisters lead a hard life in the Gion district of Kyoto. After one of them feels obliged to support a bankrupt businessman, the other sister sets up various schemes to get rid of him.

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Naniwa erejî - Kenji Mizoguchi [1936]

 

Osaka Elegy [1936]

A young woman becomes a mistress of her boss in order to support her family.

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Sanshô dayû - Kenji Mizoguchi [1954]

 

 

Sansho the Bailiff  [1954]

In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

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Ugetsu monogatari - Kenji Mizoguchi [1953]

 

 

 

Ugetsu monogatari [1953]

A fantastic tale of war, love, family and ambition set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century. 

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Zangiku monogatari - Kenji Mizoguchi [1939]

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums [1939]

The adopted son of a legendary actor, and an aspiring star himself, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection - only for her to give up everything for her beloved's glory.

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