Kenji Mizoguchi and an analysis of his film Ugetsu
Date Submitted: 08/09/2004 11:00:25
Kenji Mizoguchi and Ugetsu:
A Woman's Magical Touch
A work of unsurpassed lyricism and emotional power, Ugetsu is considered by many to be Kenji Mizoguchi's masterpiece, and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films ever made. Mizoguchi, with Ozu and Kurosawa one of the three undisputed masters from the golden age of Japanese cinema , was born in 1898 in the middle class district of Hongo, in Tokyo. Kenji Mizoguchi grew up in poverty, watched
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