is a 1975 Japanese documentary film on the life and works of director Kenji Mizoguchi. It was produced, written and directed by Kaneto Shindō.
Synopsis
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
Interviewees
Masaichi Nagata
Takako Irie
Masashige Narusawa
Eijirō Yanagi
Dai Arakawa
Machiko Kyō
Matsuji Ohno
Eitaro Ozawa
Gengo Ohto
Eitarō Shindō
Kakuko Mori
Kumeko Urabe
Seiichiro Uchikawa
Tazuko Sakane
Kyōko Kagawa
Daisuke Itō
Motohisa Ando
Kenichi Okamoto
Kiyohiko Ushihara
Tatsuo Sakai
Eiji Nakano
Yoshikata Yoda
Kazuo Miyagawa
Ayako Wakao
Yasuzo Masumura
Fumiko Yamaji
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Isuzu Yamada
Hideo Tsumura
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Toshio Itoya
Michiyo Kogure
Shigeru Miki
Ganjirō Nakamura
Kinuyo Tanaka
Yoshikazu Hayashi
Yoshiyuki Takatsu
Goro Sodai
Nobuko Otowa
Awards
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director received the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film. Kaneto Shindō received the Kinema Junpo Award and the Mainichi Film Award for Best Director.
Home media
The film was released on DVD in Japan in 2001. In the US, the film is included in the Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray release of Ugetsu (1953).