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Mikio Naruse

Mikio Naruse

ActorDirectorProducerWriter Aug 20 (died age 63) Tokyo, Japan 1930–2005 (75 year career)
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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 inter…

Known For

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Film

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Director
Floating Clouds
Film

Floating Clouds

Director
Yearning
Film

Yearning

Director
Sound of the Mountain
Film

Sound of the Mountain

Director
Two in the Shadow
Film

Two in the Shadow

Director
Repast
Film

Repast

Director
Late Chrysanthemums
Film

Late Chrysanthemums

Director
Flowing
Film

Flowing

Director

Filmography

Crew (118)

Movies (118)

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow

1967

Director

7.7
The Stranger Within a Woman

The Stranger Within a Woman

1966

Director

7.3
Moment of Terror

Moment of Terror

1966

Director

5.8
Yearning

Yearning

1964

Director

8.1
Yearning

Yearning

1964

Producer

8.1
Yearning

Yearning

1964

Story

8.1
A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1963

Director

7.0
A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962

Director

7.2
A Wanderer's Notebook

A Wanderer's Notebook

1962

Producer

7.2
The Wiser Age

The Wiser Age

1962

Director

7.3
The Other Woman

The Other Woman

1961

Director

6.3
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

Director

8.0
Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960

Director

7.1
The Lovelorn Geisha

The Lovelorn Geisha

1960

Director

6.3
The Lovelorn Geisha

The Lovelorn Geisha

1960

Executive Producer

6.3
The Approach of Autumn

The Approach of Autumn

1960

Director

6.9
The Approach of Autumn

The Approach of Autumn

1960

Producer

6.9
A Whistle in My Heart

A Whistle in My Heart

1959

Director

6.3
Little Peach

Little Peach

1958

Director

5.9
Little Peach

Little Peach

1958

Screenplay

5.9
Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

1958

Director

7.5
Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

1957

Director

7.4
Flowing

Flowing

1956

Director

7.1
A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart

1956

Director

6.8
Sudden Rain

Sudden Rain

1956

Director

6.5
Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds

1955

Director

7.7
The First Kiss

The First Kiss

1955

Director

6.2
The First Kiss

The First Kiss

1955

Executive Producer

6.2
Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

1954

Director

7.2
Sound of the Mountain

Sound of the Mountain

1954

Director

7.3
Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

1953

Director

6.2
Wife

Wife

1953

Director

6.9
Husband and Wife

Husband and Wife

1953

Director

6.6
Mother

Mother

1952

Director

6.8
Okuni and Gohei

Okuni and Gohei

1952

Director

6.4
Lightning

Lightning

1952

Director

7.1
Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

1951

Director

6.2
Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

1951

Director

6.3
Repast

Repast

1951

Director

7.6
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

1950

Director

6.5
White Beast

White Beast

1950

Director

5.5
White Beast

White Beast

1950

Writer

5.5
The Angry Street

The Angry Street

1950

Director

6.5
The Angry Street

The Angry Street

1950

Screenplay

6.5
Battle of Roses

Battle of Roses

1950

Director

6.0
Delinquent Girl

Delinquent Girl

1949

Director

Delinquent Girl

Delinquent Girl

1949

Screenplay

Four Love Stories

Four Love Stories

1947

Director

5.8
Spring Awakens

Spring Awakens

1947

Director

6.8
Spring Awakens

Spring Awakens

1947

Writer

6.8
A Descendant of Urashima Taro

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

1946

Director

6.0
Both You and I

Both You and I

1946

Director

6.0
Both You and I

Both You and I

1946

Writer

6.0
Until Victory Day

Until Victory Day

1945

Director

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

1945

Director

5.8
The Way of Drama

The Way of Drama

1944

Director

6.5
This Happy Life

This Happy Life

1944

Director

6.0
This Happy Life

This Happy Life

1944

Screenplay

6.0
The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

1943

Director

6.8
Mother Never Dies

Mother Never Dies

1942

Director

6.0
A Fond Face from the Past

A Fond Face from the Past

1941

Director

5.9
A Fond Face from the Past

A Fond Face from the Past

1941

Screenplay

5.9
A Fond Face from the Past

A Fond Face from the Past

1941

Writer

5.9
Shanghai Moon

Shanghai Moon

1941

Director

Hideko the Bus Conductor

Hideko the Bus Conductor

1941

Director

7.0
Hideko the Bus Conductor

Hideko the Bus Conductor

1941

Writer

7.0
A Gentle Breeze With Father

A Gentle Breeze With Father

1940

Screenplay

Travelling Actors

Travelling Actors

1940

Director

6.1
Travelling Actors

Travelling Actors

1940

Screenplay

6.1
Keshô yuki

Keshô yuki

1940

Story

Sincerity

Sincerity

1939

Director

5.4
Sincerity

Sincerity

1939

Screenplay

5.4
The Whole Family Works

The Whole Family Works

1939

Director

6.2
The Whole Family Works

The Whole Family Works

1939

Screenplay

6.2
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

1938

Director

6.3
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

1938

Screenplay

6.3
Avalanche

Avalanche

1937

Director

6.5
Avalanche

Avalanche

1937

Screenplay

6.5
Learn from Experience, Part Two

Learn from Experience, Part Two

1937

Director

6.2
Learn from Experience, Part One

Learn from Experience, Part One

1937

Director

6.0
A Woman's Sorrows

A Woman's Sorrows

1937

Director

6.7
A Woman's Sorrows

A Woman's Sorrows

1937

Screenplay

6.7
A Woman's Sorrows

A Woman's Sorrows

1937

Story

6.7
Man of the House

Man of the House

1936

Director

6.0
Man of the House

Man of the House

1936

Writer

6.0
Morning's Tree-Lined Street

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

1936

Director

6.7
Morning's Tree-Lined Street

Morning's Tree-Lined Street

1936

Writer

6.7
The Road I Travel with You

The Road I Travel with You

1936

Director

6.3
The Road I Travel with You

The Road I Travel with You

1936

Screenplay

6.3
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

1935

Director

6.4
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

1935

Screenplay

6.4
Wife! Be Like a Rose!

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

1935

Director

7.0
Wife! Be Like a Rose!

Wife! Be Like a Rose!

1935

Writer

7.0
The Girl in the Rumor

The Girl in the Rumor

1935

Director

5.9
The Girl in the Rumor

The Girl in the Rumor

1935

Screenplay

5.9
The Actress and the Poet

The Actress and the Poet

1935

Director

6.2
Five Men in a Circus

Five Men in a Circus

1935

Director

5.4
Street Without End

Street Without End

1934

Director

6.6
A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo

A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo

1933

Director

Sôbô

Sôbô

1933

Director

Every-Night Dreams

Every-Night Dreams

1933

Director

7.2
Every-Night Dreams

Every-Night Dreams

1933

Story

7.2
Apart from You

Apart from You

1933

Director

7.0
Apart from You

Apart from You

1933

Screenplay

7.0
Chocolate Girl

Chocolate Girl

1932

Director

Moth-eaten Spring

Moth-eaten Spring

1932

Director

No Blood Relation

No Blood Relation

1932

Director

7.1
No Blood Relation

No Blood Relation

1932

Writer

7.1
Crying to the Blue Sky

Crying to the Blue Sky

1932

Director

The Strength of a Moustache

The Strength of a Moustache

1931

Director

The Strength of a Moustache

The Strength of a Moustache

1931

Writer

Flunky, Work Hard!

Flunky, Work Hard!

1931

Director

6.8
Flunky, Work Hard!

Flunky, Work Hard!

1931

Screenplay

6.8
Pure Love

Pure Love

1930

Director

Hard Times

Hard Times

1930

Director

Hard Times

Hard Times

1930

Story

Love and Power

Love and Power

1930

Director

Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay

Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay

1930

Director