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Mikio Naruse

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Mikio Naruse

Born
Died
(aged 63)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
86 titles

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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Acting credits 2

YearTitleRole
2005 Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary Film
1935 Hana Yori Dango: Studio F's Cherry Blossom Viewing Film Self

Crew credits 84

YearTitleJob
1969 When Love Awakens Film Original Story
1967 Two in the Shadow Film Director
1966 Moment of Terror Film Director
1966 The Stranger Within a Woman Film Director
1964 Yearning Film Director, Story, Producer
1963 A Woman's Life Film Director
1962 A Wanderer's Notebook Film Director, Producer
1962 The Wiser Age Film Director
1961 The Other Woman Film Director
1960 The Approach of Autumn Film Director, Producer
1960 The Lovelorn Geisha Film Director, Executive Producer
1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother Film Director
1960 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Film Director
1959 A Whistle in My Heart Film Director
1958 Summer Clouds Film Director
1958 Little Peach Film Director, Screenplay
1957 Untamed Woman Film Director
1956 Flowing Film Director
1956 A Wife's Heart Film Director
1956 Sudden Rain Film Director
1955 The First Kiss Film Director, Executive Producer
1955 Floating Clouds Film Director
1954 Late Chrysanthemums Film Director
1954 Sound of the Mountain Film Director
1953 Brother and Sister Film Director
1953 Wife Film Director
1953 Husband and Wife Film Director
1952 Lightning Film Director
1952 Mother Film Director
1952 Okuni and Gohei Film Director
1951 Repast Film Director
1951 Dancing Girl Film Director
1951 Ginza Cosmetics Film Director
1950 Battle of Roses Film Director
1950 White Beast Film Director, Writer
1950 The Angry Street Film Director, Screenplay
1950 Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka Film Director
1949 Delinquent Girl Film Screenplay, Director
1947 Spring Awakens Film Director, Writer
1947 Four Love Stories Film Director
1946 Both You and I Film Director, Writer
1946 A Descendant of Urashima Taro Film Director
1945 A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Film Director
1945 Until Victory Day Film Director
1944 The Way of Drama Film Director
1944 This Happy Life Film Director, Screenplay
1943 The Song Lantern Film Director
1942 Mother Never Dies Film Director
1941 Hideko the Bus Conductor Film Director, Writer
1941 Shanghai Moon Film Director
1941 A Fond Face from the Past Film Director, Screenplay, Writer
1940 Travelling Actors Film Director, Screenplay
1940 A Gentle Breeze With Father Film Screenplay
1940 Keshô yuki Film Story
1939 Sincerity Film Director, Screenplay
1939 The Whole Family Works Film Director, Screenplay
1938 Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro Film Director, Screenplay
1937 Learn from Experience, Part Two Film Director
1937 Learn from Experience, Part One Film Director
1937 Avalanche Film Director, Screenplay
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