Mikio Naruse
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-08-20 (64 years old)
Deathday
1969-07-02
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also known As
나루세 미키오
Микио Нарусэ
미키오 나루세
成瀬 巳喜男
Mikio Naruse
Biography
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 Hideko Takamine, Kinuyo Tanaka, and Setsuko Hara. Because of his focus on family drama and the intersection of traditional and modern Japanese culture, his films are frequently compared with the works of Yasujirō Ozu. His reputation is just behind Ak...
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1932
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1952
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1954
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1960
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1954
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1933
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1935
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1935
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1935
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1943
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1950
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1950
as Writer
1960
as Director
1955
as Director
1932
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1964
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1952
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1945
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1939
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1939
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1967
as Director
1931
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1931
as Screenplay
1933
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1933
as Story
1934
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1950
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1962
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1957
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1951
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1956
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1966
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1960
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1935
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1945
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1947
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1960
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1961
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1956
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1944
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1942
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1941
as Director
1951
as Director
1958
as Director
1940
as Screenplay
1947
as Director
1966
as Director
1944
as Director
1946
as Director
1930
as Director
1941
as Director
1946
as Director
1935
as Screenplay
1960
as Producer
1941
as Writer
1962
as Producer
1947
as Writer
1940
as Story
1935
as Screenplay
1930
as Story
1937
as Story
1950
as Director
1950
as Screenplay
1950
as Director
1931
as Director
1931
as Writer
1955
as Director
1960
as Executive Producer
1955
as Executive Producer
1941
as Screenplay
1944
as Screenplay
1938
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1939
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1930
as Director
1941
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1932
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1936
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1936
as Screenplay
1936
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1946
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1939
as Screenplay
1949
as Screenplay
1935
as Writer
1940
as Screenplay
1937
as Screenplay
1958
as Screenplay
1964
as Producer
1964
as Story
1937
as Screenplay
1949
as Director
1941
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