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Mikio Naruse

Mikio Naruse

Directing·1905–1969·78 films

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.

As Director

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds (1955)
Yearning
Yearning (1964)
Sound of the Mountain
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
Repast
Repast (1951)
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow (1967)
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
Flowing
Flowing (1956)
Lightning
Lightning (1952)
Apart from You
Apart from You (1933)
Every-Night Dreams
Every-Night Dreams (1933)
Flunky, Work Hard!
Flunky, Work Hard! (1931)
Mother
Mother (1952)
Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister (1953)
No Blood Relation
No Blood Relation (1932)
Ginza Cosmetics
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds (1958)
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain (1956)
Little Peach
Little Peach (1958)
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life (1963)
The Stranger Within a Woman
The Stranger Within a Woman (1966)
Wife! Be Like a Rose!
Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935)
Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror (1966)
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn (1960)
A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart (1956)
Okuni and Gohei
Okuni and Gohei (1952)
Wife
Wife (1953)
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman (1957)
White Beast
White Beast (1950)
Street Without End
Street Without End (1934)
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl (1951)
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
Avalanche
Avalanche (1937)
The Other Woman
The Other Woman (1961)
Battle of Roses
Battle of Roses (1950)
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (1938)
The Girl in the Rumor
The Girl in the Rumor (1935)
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935)
Husband and Wife
Husband and Wife (1953)
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950)
Hideko the Bus Conductor
Hideko the Bus Conductor (1941)
The Road I Travel with You
The Road I Travel with You (1936)
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945)
The Wiser Age
The Wiser Age (1962)
Travelling Actors
Travelling Actors (1940)
The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet (1935)
A Fond Face from the Past
A Fond Face from the Past (1941)
A Whistle in My Heart
A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern (1943)
The Whole Family Works
The Whole Family Works (1939)
The Angry Street
The Angry Street (1950)
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
The Way of Drama
The Way of Drama (1944)
A Woman's Sorrows
A Woman's Sorrows (1937)
Morning's Tree-Lined Street
Morning's Tree-Lined Street (1936)
Mother Never Dies
Mother Never Dies (1942)
Five Men in a Circus
Five Men in a Circus (1935)
Spring Awakens
Spring Awakens (1947)
Learn from Experience, Part One
Learn from Experience, Part One (1937)
Learn from Experience, Part Two
Learn from Experience, Part Two (1937)
Sincerity
Sincerity (1939)
This Happy Life
This Happy Life (1944)
The First Kiss
The First Kiss (1955)
Four Love Stories
Four Love Stories (1947)
Man of the House
Man of the House (1936)
A Descendant of Urashima Taro
A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)
Both You and I
Both You and I (1946)
Delinquent Girl
Delinquent Girl (1949)
Hard Times
Hard Times (1930)
Love and Power
Love and Power (1930)
Moth-eaten Spring
Moth-eaten Spring (1932)
Shanghai Moon
Shanghai Moon (1941)
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay (1930)
Pure Love
Pure Love (1930)

As Actor

As Writer