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Mikio Naruse (I) (1905–1969)

Considered a major figure of Japan's 'golden age of cinema', Mikio Naruse was a filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who directed 89 films in the period 1930 to 1967. Although Naruse's work is lesser known in the twenty-first century than those of his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Yasujirô Ozu, his films remain unique in the... See full bio »

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(age 63) in Tokyo, Japan

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Known For

Ukigumo
Ukigumo Director
(1955)
Meshi
Meshi Director
(1951)
Tsuma yo bara no yô ni
Tsuma yo bara no yô ni Director
(1935)
Okaasan
Okaasan Director
(1952)
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Filmography

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 1967 Midaregumo
 1966 Hikinige
 1964 Midareru
 1962 Hôrô-ki
 1962 Onna no za
 1960 Aki tachinu
 1958 Iwashigumo
 1958 Anzukko
 1957 Arakure
 1956 Nagareru
 1956 Shûu
 1955 Kuchizuke (segment "3")
 1955 Onna doshi (Short)
 1955 Ukigumo
 1954 Bangiku
 1954 Yama no oto
 1953 Ani imôto
 1953 Tsuma
 1953 Fûfu
 1952 Inazuma
 1952 Okaasan
 1951 Meshi
 1951 Maihime
 1951 Ginza keshô
 1950 Bara kassen
 1950 Shiroi yajû
 1949 Furyô shôjo
 1947 Wakare mo tanoshi (Short)
 1947 Yottsu no koi no monogatari (segment "Wakare mo tanoshi")
 1944 Shibaidô
 1943 Uta-andon
 1941 Natsukashi no kao (Short)
 1940 Tabi yakusha
 1939 Magokoro
 1939 Hataraku ikka
 1937 Kafuku kôhen
 1937 Kafuku zempen
 1937 Nadare
 1937 Nyonin aishû
 1933 Kinga shinnen (Short)
 1933 Sôbô
 1932 Nasanunaka
 1932 Eraku nare (Short)
 1931 Tonari no yane no shita (Short)
 1931 Hige no chikara (Short)
 1931 Uwaki wa kisha ni notte (Short)
 1931 Koshiben ganbare (Short)
 1931 Nikai no himei (Short)
 1931 Nee kôfun shicha iya yo (Short)
 1930 Oshikiri shinkonki (Short)
 1930 Fukeiki jidai (Short)
 1930 Junjô
 1930 Chanbara fûfu (Short)
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Eiichi Nariyama

Spouse:

Sachiko Chiba  (divorced)  (1 child)
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Personal Quote:

From the youngest age, I have thought that the world we live in betrays us; this thought still remains with me. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 819-826. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »
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