Mizoguchi

British  

/ ˌmiːtsəˈɡuːtʃɪ /

noun

1. Kenji (ˈkɛndʒɪ). 1898–1956, Japanese film director. His films include A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring (1925), Woman of Osaka (1940), and Ugetsu Monogatari (1952)

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Example Sentences

Through Kazuko channeling her father’s sentiments, we read Kurosawa lauding his fellow Japanese filmmakers, including Kon Ichikawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujirō Ozu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"We're excited because our regression model formulation is straightforward and physically reasonable," says Teruyasu Mizoguchi, senior author.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024

The actress Kinuyo Tanaka was a five-decade fixture of Japanese cinema, with more than 200 acting credits, including six features for Mikio Naruse, 10 for Yasujiro Ozu and more than a dozen for Kenji Mizoguchi.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Its release marked a pivotal movement in film history: Kurosawa was catapulted to cinema stardom, and his Japanese forerunners, most notably directors Yasujiro Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi, were given wide attention for the first time.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2018

At this unorthodox reply Mizoguchi Hambei showed surprise.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)