Mikio Naruse

Director

Born: August 20, 1905
Died: July 2, 1969 (age 63)
From: Tokyo, Japan

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…

Filmography (83)

Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary (2005)
Two in the Shadow (1967)
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Moment of Terror (1966)
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The Stranger Within a Woman (1966)
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Yearning (1964)
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A Woman's Life (1963)
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A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
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The Wiser Age (1962)
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The Other Woman (1961)
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The Approach of Autumn (1960)
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The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
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Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
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A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
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Summer Clouds (1958)
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Little Peach (1958)
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Untamed Woman (1957)
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Flowing (1956)
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A Wife's Heart (1956)
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Sudden Rain (1956)
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The First Kiss (1955)
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Floating Clouds (1955)
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Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
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Sound of the Mountain (1954)
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Brother and Sister (1953)
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Wife (1953)
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Husband and Wife (1953)
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Lightning (1952)
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Mother (1952)
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Okuni and Gohei (1952)
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