Directing
Mikio Naruse
- Titles
- 85movies
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1967, busiest in 1935 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 81titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Family Dynamics7.9average 4.8
- Melancholy7.8average 4.7
- Pathos7.6average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism5.7average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Romance5.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.2, average 4.9
- Violence2.2, average 4.2
- Crime1.7, average 3.7
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 15
- Post-War Japan 13
- Character-Driven 11
- Japanese Cinema 9
- Family Drama 6
- Class Conflict 6
- Historical Setting 5
- Melancholic Tone 5
- Melodrama 5
- Melancholy 4
- Classic Japanese Cinema 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- IIchirō SaitōComposerYearning, Sudden Rain, Floating Clouds, Mother, A Woman's Life, +18 more
- EEiji OoiEditorTwo in the Shadow, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Yearning, Sudden Rain, Floating Clouds, +17 more
Hideko TakamineActorWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Yearning, Floating Clouds, A Woman's Life, Lightning, +11 more- MMasao TamaiCinematographerRepast, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Sudden Rain, Floating Clouds, Untamed Woman, +11 more
- HHiroshi SuzukiCinematographerLearn from Experience, Part Two, Mother, The Actress and the Poet, Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts, The Girl in the Rumor, +9 more
- KKôichi IwashitaEditorAvalanche, The Actress and the Poet, Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, The Girl in the Rumor, +7 more
Daisuke KatōActorTwo in the Shadow, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Sudden Rain, Floating Clouds, Mother, +6 more
Kamatari FujiwaraActorA Woman's Life, The Approach of Autumn, The Actress and the Poet, Okuni and Gohei, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, +6 more
Toshiro IdeWriterRepast, A Wanderer's Notebook, The Stranger Within a Woman, Husband and Wife, The Wiser Age, +6 more
Chieko NakakitaActorWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Sudden Rain, Floating Clouds, Mother, A Woman's Life, +5 more
Keiju KobayashiActorRepast, Sudden Rain, A Wanderer's Notebook, The Stranger Within a Woman, Summer Clouds, +4 more
Heihachirō ŌkawaActorDancing Girl, Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts, Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, The Girl in the Rumor, Morning's Tree-Lined Street, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
841960s
13 titles · average score 75
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1950s
24 titles · average score 73
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1940s
17 titles · average score 69
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1930s
30 titles · average score 69
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