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Mikio Naruse (成瀬 巳喜男, Naruse Mikio, 20 August 1905 – 2 July 1969) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967. [1] [2] [3] Naruse is known for imbuing his films with a bleak and pessimistic outlook.
Mikio Naruse. Director: Floating Clouds. 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.
Jun 7, 2021 · Mikio Naruse passed away two years later in 1969, leaving behind a truly impressive body of work with a remarkably consistent vision. Even with so many films, he always found ways to make similar statements with dissimilar narratives, providing experiences that feel uniform in their approach but fresh in their content.
Aug 20, 2015 · Mikio Naruse: 10 essential films. As highly regarded as Kurosawa, Mizoguchi and Ozu by many, director Mikio Naruse is far less well known in the west. These 10 films offer the perfect introduction.
Mikio Naruse was known during his lifetime as a great director of women. “To act in his films was really an honor for actresses,” said Yoko Tsukasa, who appeared in several Naruse films, most notably his last, Scattered Clouds, in 1967. “He understood perfectly the psychology of women.”
May 22, 2003 · The films of Mikio Naruse have never been entirely unknown in the West. Predating the wider discovery of Japanese cinema in America and Europe by some fifteen years, his prizewinning Wife, Be Like a Rose (1935) was given a commercial release in New York, albeit to lukewarm reviews.
MIKIO NARUSE WON HIS ACCOLADES in a film world that allowed him to avoid directorial bravura while celebrating the challenges of everyday life. A prolific filmmaker in both the silent and sound eras, he received Japan’s “Best One” award in 1935 for Wife!
