History of Movies.

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.

  1. 1Ugetsu19532.68
  2. 2Sansho the Bailiff19542.57
  3. 3Sisters of the Gion19361.00
  4. 4The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum19390.79
  5. 5The Life of Oharu19520.77
  6. 6The Water Magician19330.63
  7. 7The Crucified Lovers19540.55
  8. 8Osaka Elegy19360.50
  9. 9The Straits of Love and Hate19370.50
  10. 10Women of the Night19480.50
  11. 11A Woman of Osaka19400.43
  12. 12The Life of an Actor19410.43
  13. 13Taira Clan Saga19550.39
  14. 14Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring19260.33
  15. 15A Geisha19530.30
  16. 16Princess Yang Kwei-Fei19550.30
  17. 17Urban Symphony19290.29