Mizoguchi Kenji

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film director
gptkbp:activeYears 1923
1956
gptkbp:artwork natural lighting
historical accuracy
symbolic imagery
character-driven stories
complex narratives
emphasis on emotion
use of silence
deep focus
subtle performances
cultural authenticity
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Venice_Film_Festival_Best_Director
gptkbp:birthDate 1898-05-16
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Aoyama_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mizoguchi_Masako
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Masayuki_Mori
gptkb:Kazuo_Miyagawa
Toshiro Mifune
Kinuyo Tanaka
gptkbp:deathDate 1956-08-24
gptkbp:filmFestival gptkb:Berlin_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Venice_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Tokyo_University_of_the_Arts
gptkbp:genre drama
romance
historical film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mizoguchi Kenji
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Satyajit_Ray
gptkb:Yasujirō_Ozu
gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:D.W._Griffith
gptkbp:knownFor feminist themes
historical dramas
long takes
gptkbp:legacy inspired future filmmakers
recognized for artistic innovation
pioneered women's roles in film
influential_in_Japanese_cinema
gptkbp:nationality Japanese
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Life_of_Oharu
gptkb:Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
The Crucified Lovers
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Yoshiko_Kuga
gptkbp:style social realism
visual storytelling
poetic realism