Kenji Mizoguchi
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Kenji Mizoguchi (溝口 健二 Mizoguchi Kenji; May 16, 1898 – August 24, 1956) was a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is most famous for his film Ugetsu which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and for his mastery of long take and mis-en-scene.
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