Le Héros sacrilège

Romeo and Juliet, if both families schemed for the throne. Kiyomori Taira rises to power amid courtly feuds and religious wrangling. Mizoguchi elevates the dynastic melodrama with his peerless command of color and composition.

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Kenji Mizoguchi directed Le Héros sacrilège in 1955. See Kenji Mizoguchi's full filmography, where to start with Kenji Mizoguchi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Le Héros sacrilège was released in 1955 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.