Father of nine children cannot find a job. Despite their aspirations, the children Read More »
Tag Archives: Mikio Naruse
Hideko, the Bus Conductor AKA Hideko no shashô-san (1941) Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine, Kamatari Fujiwara, Daijirô Natsukawa
Okoma, a young lady working as a conductor with a bus company in Kofu Yamanashi Read More »
The Road I Travel with You AKA Kimi to yuku michi (1936) Mikio Naruse, Heihachirô Ôkawa, Hideo Saeki, Naoyo Yamagata
“The Road I Travel With You” concerns two brothers of marriageable age and their mother Read More »
A Woman’s Sorrows AKA Nyonin aishû (1937) Mikio Naruse, Takako Irie, Hideo Saeki, Heihachirô Ôkawa
The irresolute heroine marries without love and finds herself regarded Read More »
The Actress and the Poet AKA Joyû to shijin (1935) Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Uruki, Sachiko Chiba, Kamatari Fujiwara
Ryuji Nagami’s script mandates a fairly straightforward comedy of nonconformism Read More »
Late Chrysanthemums AKA Bangiku (1954) Mikio Naruse, Haruko Sugimura, Ken Uehara, Sadako Sawamura
What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Read More »
Her Lonely Lane AKA Hôrô-ki (1962) Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine, Akira Takarada, Daisuke Katô
Fumiko struggles to get her literary work published, spending years working Read More »
Travelling Actors AKA Tabi yakusha (1940) Mikio Naruse, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kan Yanagiya, Minoru Takase
Story about a group of actors mostly based on the guys playing the horse. Read More »
Okuni to Gohei (1952) Mikio Naruse, Michiyo Kogure, Tomoemon Otani, Sô Yamamura
Kogure is the widow of an assassinated samurai and Otani was that man’s pupil. Read More »
Both You and I AKA Ore mo omae mo (1946) Mikio Naruse, Entatsu Yokoyama, Achako Hanabishi, Hisako Yamane
A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss. Read More »
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs AKA Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki (1960) Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine, Tatsuya Nakadai, Masayuki Mori
This is the story of Mama, a.k.a. Keiko, a middle-aged bar hostess who must choose to either get married or buy a bar of her own. Read More »
The Descendants of Taro Urashima AKA Urashima Tarô no kôei (1946) Mikio Naruse, Susumu Fujita, Nobuo Nakamura, Haruko Sugimura
Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier Read More »
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka AKA Ishinaka sensei gyôjôki (1950) Mikio Naruse, Ryô Ikebe, Yûji Hori, Toshirô Mifune
Ishinaka is a famous novelist living in Aomori Prefecture and witnessed in local events. Read More »
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street AKA Ashita no namikimichi (1936) Mikio Naruse, Sachiko Chiba, Heihachirô Ôkawa, Ranko Akagi
In 1936 Chiba Sachiko had her third starring role in a Naruse picture, in which he returns to the milieu of the shoshimin-eiga. Read More »
Mother Never Dies AKA Haha wa Shinazu (1942) Mikio Naruse, Takako Irie, Yukiko Todoroki, Ichirô Sugai
The story begins in 1929 with Sugai (Sugai Ichiro) losing his job in the stock- market crash. Read More »