Mikio Naruse Movies

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

Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman and...

A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, near Kyoto. In some ways this short,...

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

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

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

Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one of the top students, while the rich girl Tomiko is...

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

Young Hiroko’s (Takako Irie) conservative principles place her at odds with most modern women, as she has already submitted to her...

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainly playing a banjo type instrument for tips in...

Kimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing mother. Kimiko seeks to marry her boyfriend but needs...

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

It is presumed to be a lost film.

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

After losing their parents, Eiichi and his sister Kikue are taken in by their aunt and uncle. Kikue is sent to Tokyo to work as a servant. Left...

The otherwise promising young man Asaji (Heihachirô Ôkawa) and his younger brother Yuji (Hideo Saeki) face blighted lives because of...

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

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