
Mikio Naruse
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...
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...
Known For
Crew Credits
Two in the Shadow
Director
Moment of Terror
Director
The Stranger Within a Woman
Director
Yearning
Director
A Woman's Life
Director
A Wanderer's Notebook
Director
The Wiser Age
Director
The Other Woman
Director
The Approach of Autumn
Director
The Lovelorn Geisha
Director
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Director
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Director
A Whistle in My Heart
Director
Summer Clouds
Director
Little Peach
Director
Untamed Woman
Director
Flowing
Director
A Wife's Heart
Director
Sudden Rain
Director
The First Kiss
Director
Floating Clouds
Director
Late Chrysanthemums
Director
Sound of the Mountain
Director
Brother and Sister
Director
Wife
Director
Husband and Wife
Director
Lightning
Director
Mother
Director
Okuni and Gohei
Director
Repast
Director