Mikio Naruse

Regisseur, Schrijver, Producer

20 augustus 1905 — 2 juli 1969 (63 years)
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

  • Onna ga Kaidan wo Agaru Toki
    Onna ga Kaidan wo Agaru Toki1960
  • Ukigumo
    Ukigumo1955
  • Yearning
    Yearning1964
  • Yama no Oto
    Yama no Oto1954
  • Meshi
    Meshi1951
  • Scattered Clouds
    Scattered Clouds1967
  • Late Chrysanthemums
    Late Chrysanthemums1954
  • Nagareru
    Nagareru1956
  • Mother
    Mother1952
  • Lightning
    Lightning1952
  • Kimi to wakarete
    Kimi to wakarete1933
  • Yogoto no yume
    Yogoto no yume1933
  • Wife! Be like a Rose!
    Wife! Be like a Rose!1935
  • 腰弁頑張れ
    腰弁頑張れ1931
  • Older Brother, Younger Sister
    Older Brother, Younger Sister1953
  • The Stranger Within a Woman
    The Stranger Within a Woman1966
  • Nasanunaka
    Nasanunaka1932
  • A Wanderer's Notebook
    A Wanderer's Notebook1962
  • Ginza Cosmetics
    Ginza Cosmetics1951
  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother
    Daughters, Wives and a Mother1960

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