Mikio Naruse Movies

  • 1945
    Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day

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    An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to...

    Until Victory Day
  • 1946
    Both You and I

    Both You and I

    Both You and I

    61946HD

    A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.

    Both You and I
  • 1951
    Ginza Cosmetics

    Ginza Cosmetics

    Ginza Cosmetics

    6.0911951HD

    A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

    Ginza Cosmetics
  • 1961
    The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

    The Other Woman

    6.31961HD

    In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and slightly disreputable...

    The Other Woman
  • 1963
    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    71963HD

    A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

    A Woman's Life
  • 1947
    Four Love Stories

    Four Love Stories

    Four Love Stories

    5.81947HD

    Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.

    Four Love Stories
  • 1962
    A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

    7.21962HD

    Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...

    A Wanderer's Notebook
  • 1962
    The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

    7.31962HD

    Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

    The Wiser Age
  • 1946
    A Descendant of Urashima Taro

    A Descendant of Urashima Taro

    A Descendant of Urashima Taro

    61946HD

    Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who...

    A Descendant of Urashima Taro
  • 1937
    Avalanche

    Avalanche

    Avalanche

    6.51937HD

    The study of a one-year marriage that begins to crumble. A married man is torn between the love of his wife, and the attraction to a cousin of his...

    Avalanche
  • 1952
    Mother

    Mother

    Mother

    6.81952HD

    A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

    Mother
  • 1957
    Untamed Woman

    Untamed Woman

    Untamed Woman

    7.41957HD

    A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive...

    Untamed Woman
  • 1956
    Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

    6.51956HD

    A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.

    Sudden Rain
  • 1954
    Sound of the Mountain

    Sound of the Mountain

    Sound of the Mountain

    7.4181954HD

    An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

    Sound of the Mountain
  • 1942
    Mother Never Dies

    Mother Never Dies

    Mother Never Dies

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    The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

    Mother Never Dies
  • 1945
    A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

    A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

    A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

    5.81945HD

    In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious...

    A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
  • 1967
    Two in the Shadow

    Two in the Shadow

    Two in the Shadow

    7.61967HD

    A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he...

    Two in the Shadow
  • 1960
    The Lovelorn Geisha

    The Lovelorn Geisha

    The Lovelorn Geisha

    6.31960HD

    A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in...

    The Lovelorn Geisha
  • 1952
    Lightning

    Lightning

    Lightning

    7.141952HD

    The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a...

    Lightning
  • 1966
    The Thin Line

    The Thin Line

    The Thin Line

    7.31966HD

    Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead....

    The Thin Line