Mikio Naruse Movies
- 1941
Shanghai Moon
Shanghai Moon01941HD
It is presumed to be a lost film.
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- 1937
A Woman's Sorrows
A Woman's Sorrows6.71937HD
Japanese domestic drama.
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- 1936
Man of the House
Man of the House61936HD
This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played...
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- 1942
Mother Never Dies
Mother Never Dies61942HD
The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.
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- 1939
The Whole Family Works
The Whole Family Works6.21939HD
Father of nine children cannot find a job. Despite their aspirations, the children are encouraged by both parents to hold down menial jobs and...
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- 1939
Sincerity
Sincerity5.41939HD
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...
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- 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay
Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay01930HD
Silent comedic short by Mikio Naruse
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- 1933
A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo
A Man with a Married Woman's Hairdo01933HD
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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- 1932
Chocolate Girl
Chocolate Girl01932HD
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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- 1935
The Girl in the Rumor
The Girl in the Rumor5.91935HD
A story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a "moga" ("modern girl"). Their widowed father runs the family sake shop, but...
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- 1931
Flunky, Work Hard!
Flunky, Work Hard!6.81931HD
A short concerning an impoverished insurance salesman and his scrappy son, whose fisticuffs with the other boys of their village put his...
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- 1936
The Road I Travel with You
The Road I Travel with You6.31936HD
The otherwise promising young man Asaji (Heihachirô Ôkawa) and his younger brother Yuji (Hideo Saeki) face blighted lives because of...
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- 1955
The First Kiss
The First Kiss6.31955HD
Portmanteau film about young lovers.
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- 1937
Learn from Experience, Part Two
Learn from Experience, Part Two6.21937HD
Part 2 of a 2-part romance (first part - Kafuku zempen) based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. In the second half, we discover that Toyomi is...
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- 1935
Five Men in a Circus
Five Men in a Circus5.41935HD
The main focus is on the 5 member band of a small circus as it runs into problems while touring rural Japan. It also pays lots of attention to the...
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- 1932
Crying to the Blue Sky
Crying to the Blue Sky01932HD
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...
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- 1935
The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet6.21935HD
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...
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- 1945
Until Victory Day
Until Victory Day01945HD
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...
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- 1930
Pure Love
Pure Love01930HD
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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- 1940
A Gentle Breeze With Father
A Gentle Breeze With Father01940HD
9th directorial work by Yamamoto Satsuo.
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