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Coming from a lower class family Mizoguchi entered the production company Nikkatsu as an actor specialized in female roles. Later he became an assistant director and made his first film in 1922. Although he filmed almost 90 movies in the silent era, only his last 12 productions are really known outside of Japan because they were especially produced for Venice (e.g The Life of Oharu (1952) or Sansho the Bailiff (1954). He only filmed two productions in color: Yôkihi (1955) and Taira Clan Saga (1955).

Kenji Mizoguchi was the greatest Japanese filmmaker who made social realistic films for the working class women throughout his career. And his most successful masterpiece is Ugetsu (1953).

I have not yet made a film that pleases me.

It was only when I passed 40, that I understood the human truths I want to express in my films

When I was working for Nikkatsu, the company already had Murata Minoru making films featuring heroes, so for balance they made me do films featuring heroines. Also, I am very quarrelsome and so when I work there is always the possibility of a fight, but I can&#39;t very well slug an actress.

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