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Mikio Naruse (1905–1969)

Director | Writer | Producer

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Came from a poor background and worked his way up from prop man at the Shochiko company in 1920, to full director ten years later. Had his best period in the 1950', becoming known for his depiction of contemporary social problems, particularly the role of women in Japanese society. See more trivia »

Born:

in Yotsuya, Tokyo, Japan

Died:

(age 63) in Japan
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1967 Two in the Shadow
 
1966 Hit and Run
 
1966 The Stranger Within a Woman
 
1964 Yearning
 
1963 A Woman's Life
 
1962 A Wanderer's Notebook
 
1962 Poignant Story
 
1962 A Woman's Place
 
1960 Autumn Has Already Started
 
1960 Evening Stream
 
1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother
 
1960 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
 
1959 Whistle in My Heart
 
1958 Summer Clouds
 
1958 Anzukko
 
1957 Untamed Woman
 
1956 Flowing
 
1956 A Wife's Heart
 
1956 Sudden Rain
 
1955 Kuchizuke (segment 3)
 
1955 Onna doshi (short)
 
1955 Floating Clouds
 
1954 Late Chrysanthemums
 
1954 Sound of the Mountain
 
1953 Older Brother, Younger Sister
 
1953 Wife
 
1953 Husband and Wife
 
1952 Lightning
 
1952 Mother
 
1952 Okuni to Gohei
 
1951 Meshi
 
1951 The Dancer
 
1951 Ginza Cosmetics
 
1950 Battle of Roses
 
1950 White Beast
 
1950 Angry Street
 
1950 Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
 
1949 The Bad Girl
 
1947 Spring Awakens
 
1947 Four Love Stories (segment "Wakare mo tanoshi")
 
1946 Both You and I
 
1946 The Descendents of Taro Urashima
 
1945 Sanjûsangen-dô, tôshiya monogatari
 
1945 Shôri no hi made (short)
 
1944 Shibaidô
 
1944 This Happy Life
 
1943 The Song Lantern
 
1942 Mother Never Dies
 
1941 Hideko, the Bus Conductor
 
1941 Shanghai Moon
 
1941 A Face from the Past
 
1940 Travelling Actors
 
1939 Sincerity
 
1939 The Whole Family Works
 
1938 Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
 
1937 Avalanche
 
1937 Kafuku kôhen
 
1937 Kafuku zempen
 
1937 A Woman's Sorrows
 
1936 Morning's Tree-Lined Street
 
1936 The Road I Travel with You
 
1936 Man of the House
 
1935 The Girl in the Rumour
 
1935 Wife! Be Like a Rose!
 
1935 Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
 
1935 The Actress and the Poet
 
1935 Five Men in the Circus
 
1934 Street Without End
 
1933 Sobo
 
1933 Each Night I Dream
 
1933 Apart from You
 
1933 A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo
 
1932 No Blood Relation
 
1932 Mushibameru haru
 
1932 Crying to the Blue Sky
 
1932 Chocolate Girl
 
1932 Be Great!
 
1932 The Scenery of Tokyo with Cake (short)
 
1932 Ladies, Be Careful of Your Sleeves
 
1931 Flunky, Work Hard! (short)
 
1931 The Strength of a Moustache
 
1931 Now Don't Get Excited
 
1931 Screams from the Second Floor
 
1931 Under the Neighbours' Roof
 
1931 Fickleness Gets on the Train
 
1930 Love Is Strength
 
1930 Intimate Love
 
1930 Hard Times
 
1930 Pure Love
 
1930 A Record of Shamless Newlyweds
 
Show ShowWriter (30 titles)
1969 Koi ni mezameru koro (screenplay)
 
1964 Yearning (story)
 
1960 Evening Stream (story)
 
1958 Anzukko (writer)
 
1950 White Beast
 
1950 Angry Street
 
1949 The Bad Girl (writer)
 
1949 Tsuru to kodomotachi (short) (writer)
 
1947 Spring Awakens
 
1946 Both You and I
 
1944 This Happy Life
 
1943 Himetaru kakugo (screenplay / as Eiichi Nariyama)
 
1941 Hideko, the Bus Conductor
 
1940 Soyokaze chichi to tomo ni (screenplay)
 
1940 Travelling Actors (screenplay)
 
1939 Sincerity (writer)
 
1939 The Whole Family Works (writer)
 
1938 Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro (adaptation)
 
1937 Avalanche
 
1937 A Woman's Sorrows
 
1936 Morning's Tree-Lined Street
 
1936 The Road I Travel with You
 
1936 Man of the House
 
1935 The Girl in the Rumour (screenplay)
 
1935 Wife! Be Like a Rose! (adaptation)
 
1935 Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (adaptation)
 
1933 Each Night I Dream (original story)
 
1933 Apart from You (screenplay)
 
1931 Flunky, Work Hard! (short) (screenplay)
 
1930 A Record of Shamless Newlyweds (story)
 
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1964 Yearning (producer)
 
1962 A Wanderer's Notebook (producer)
 
1960 Autumn Has Already Started (producer)
 
1960 Evening Stream (producer)
 
1955 Kuchizuke (producer)
 
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Alternate Names:

Eiichi Nariyama
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Trivia:

Came from a poor background and worked his way up from prop man at the Shochiko company in 1920, to full director ten years later. Had his best period in the 1950', becoming known for his depiction of contemporary social problems, particularly the role of women in Japanese society. See more »

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