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Mikio Naruse

Directing 63 (deceased) years old Tokyo, Japan ★ 1.3
Born: August 20, 1905
Died: July 2, 1969

Biography

Mikio Naruse (August 20, 1905 – July 2, 1969) was a Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who directed some 89 films spanning the period 1930 (towards the end of the silent period in Japan) to 1967.

Naruse is known for imbuing his films with a bleak and pessimistic outlook. He made primarily shomin-geki (working-class drama) films with female protagonists, portrayed by actresses such as Hideko Takamine, Kinuyo Tanaka, and Setsuko Hara. Because of his focus on family drama and the intersection of traditional and modern Japanese culture, his films are frequently compared with the works of Yasujirō Ozu. His reputation is just behind Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Ozu in Japan and internationally; his work remains less well known outside Japan than theirs.

Akira Kurosawa called Naruse's style of melodrama, "like a great river with a calm surface and a raging current in its depths".

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Known For

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother Director 1960
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain Director 1956
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds Director 1955
The Stranger Within a Woman
The Stranger Within a Woman Director 1966
A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook Director 1962

Filmography

Acting Credits (2)

Directing Credits (81)

Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow Director 1967
Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror Director 1966
The Stranger Within a Woman
The Stranger Within a Woman Director 1966
Yearning
Yearning Director 1964
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life Director 1963
A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook Director 1962
The Wiser Age
The Wiser Age Director 1962
The Other Woman
The Other Woman Director 1961
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn Director 1960
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Lovelorn Geisha Director 1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother Director 1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Director 1960
A Whistle in My Heart
A Whistle in My Heart Director 1959
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds Director 1958
Little Peach
Little Peach Director 1958
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman Director 1957
Flowing
Flowing Director 1956
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart Director 1956
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain Director 1956
The First Kiss
The First Kiss Director 1955
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds Director 1955
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums Director 1954
Sound of the Mountain
Sound of the Mountain Director 1954
Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister Director 1953
Wife
Wife Director 1953
Husband and Wife
Husband and Wife Director 1953
Lightning
Lightning Director 1952
Mother
Mother Director 1952
Okuni and Gohei
Okuni and Gohei Director 1952
Repast
Repast Director 1951
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl Director 1951
Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics Director 1951
Battle of Roses
Battle of Roses Director 1950
White Beast
White Beast Director 1950
The Angry Street
The Angry Street Director 1950
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka Director 1950
Delinquent Girl
Delinquent Girl Director 1949
Spring Awakens
Spring Awakens Director 1947
Four Love Stories
Four Love Stories Director 1947
Both You and I
Both You and I Director 1946
A Descendant of Urashima Taro
A Descendant of Urashima Taro Director 1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Director 1945
Until Victory Day
Until Victory Day Director 1945
The Way of Drama
The Way of Drama Director 1944
This Happy Life
This Happy Life Director 1944
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern Director 1943
Mother Never Dies
Mother Never Dies Director 1942
Hideko the Bus Conductor
Hideko the Bus Conductor Director 1941
Shanghai Moon
Shanghai Moon Director 1941
A Fond Face from the Past
A Fond Face from the Past Director 1941
Travelling Actors
Travelling Actors Director 1940
Sincerity
Sincerity Director 1939
The Whole Family Works
The Whole Family Works Director 1939
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro Director 1938
Learn from Experience, Part Two
Learn from Experience, Part Two Director 1937
Learn from Experience, Part One
Learn from Experience, Part One Director 1937
Avalanche
Avalanche Director 1937
A Woman's Sorrows
A Woman's Sorrows Director 1937
Morning's Tree-Lined Street
Morning's Tree-Lined Street Director 1936
The Road I Travel with You
The Road I Travel with You Director 1936
Man of the House
Man of the House Director 1936
The Girl in the Rumor
The Girl in the Rumor Director 1935
Five Men in a Circus
Five Men in a Circus Director 1935
Wife! Be Like a Rose!
Wife! Be Like a Rose! Director 1935
The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet Director 1935
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts Director 1935
Street Without End
Street Without End Director 1934
Sôbô
Sôbô Director 1933
A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo
A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo Director 1933
Every-Night Dreams
Every-Night Dreams Director 1933
Apart from You
Apart from You Director 1933
No Blood Relation
No Blood Relation Director 1932
Chocolate Girl
Chocolate Girl Director 1932
Moth-eaten Spring
Moth-eaten Spring Director 1932
Crying to the Blue Sky
Crying to the Blue Sky Director 1932
The Strength of a Moustache
The Strength of a Moustache Director 1931
Flunky, Work Hard!
Flunky, Work Hard! Director 1931
Love and Power
Love and Power Director 1930
Hard Times
Hard Times Director 1930
Pure Love
Pure Love Director 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay Director 1930

Writing Credits (32)

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