Kenji Mizoguchi
12.97body-of-work score · ranked #41 of 1774 directors · 17 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1Ugetsu19532.68
- 2Sansho the Bailiff19542.57
- 3Sisters of the Gion19361.00
- 4The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum19390.79
- 5The Life of Oharu19520.77
- 6The Water Magician19330.63
- 7The Crucified Lovers19540.55
- 8Osaka Elegy19360.50
- 9The Straits of Love and Hate19370.50
- 10Women of the Night19480.50
- 11A Woman of Osaka19400.43
- 12The Life of an Actor19410.43
- 13Taira Clan Saga19550.39
- 14Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring19260.33
- 15A Geisha19530.30
- 16Princess Yang Kwei-Fei19550.30
- 17Urban Symphony19290.29