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Tag Archives: Mikio Naruse
Whistling in Kotan (1959) Mikio Naruse, Ken Yamauchi, Yoshiko Kôda, Masayuki Mori
In the outskirts of a city in Hokkaido, an indigenous Ainu family faces discrimination Read More »
Otome-gokoro – Sannin-shimai / Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935) Mikio Naruse, Chikako Hosokawa, Masako Tsutsumi, Ryuko Umezono
Three sisters earn money by being street musicians. A number of loosely linked episodes ensue as the sisters Read More »
Onna no naka ni iru tanin / The Stranger Within a Woman (1966) Mikio Naruse, Keiju Kobayashi, Michiyo Aratama, Mitsuko Kusabue
Tashiro (Keiju Kobayashi) coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto (Tatsuya Mihashi) Read More »
Battle of Roses (1950) Mikio Naruse, Kuniko Miyake, Setsuko Wakayama, Yôko Katsuragi
In Japan, after the death of Mr. Masago, her wife Satomi Masago loses the family’s company “Lily Cosmetic” Read More »
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950) Mikio Naruse
Ishinaka is a famous novelist living in Aomori Prefecture and witnessed in local events. Read More »
The Road I Travel with You / Kimi to yuku michi (1936)
“The Road I Travel With You” concerns two brothers of marriageable age and their mother Read More »
The Actress and the Poet / Joyû to shijin (1935)
Ryuji Nagami’s script mandates a fairly straightforward comedy of nonconformism Read More »
Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953) Mikio Naruse
The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata Read More »
Magokoro / Sincerity (1939) Mikio Naruse, Minoru Takada
Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. Read More »