Mikio Naruse Movies
- 1955
The First Kiss
The First Kiss6.251955HD
Portmanteau film about young lovers.
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- 1932
Moth-eaten Spring
Moth-eaten Spring01932HD
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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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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- 1936
The Road I Travel with You
The Road I Travel with You6.2861936HD
The otherwise promising young man Asaji (Heihachirô Ôkawa) and his younger brother Yuji (Hideo Saeki) face blighted lives because of...
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- 1937
Learn from Experience, Part One
Learn from Experience, Part One61937HD
Part 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character here is Toyomi (played by Takako IRIE, star of...
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- 1932
Chocolate Girl
Chocolate Girl01932HD
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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- 1941
Shanghai Moon
Shanghai Moon01941HD
It is presumed to be a lost film.
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- 1944
The Way of Drama
The Way of Drama6.51944HD
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...
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- 1941
A Fond Face from the Past
A Fond Face from the Past5.91941HD
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,...
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- 1949
Delinquent Girl
Delinquent Girl01949HD
A melodramatic love story, a would-be apprenticeship between the titular bad girl and the optimistic scholar returning from the big city. It is...
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- 1933
Sôbô
Sôbô01933HD
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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- 1930
Hard Times
Hard Times01930HD
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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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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- 1937
A Woman's Sorrows
A Woman's Sorrows6.71937HD
Young Hiroko’s (Takako Irie) conservative principles place her at odds with most modern women, as she has already submitted to her...
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- 1930
Love and Power
Love and Power01930HD
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
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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
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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- 1937
Avalanche
Avalanche6.51937HD
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...
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- 1931
The Strength of a Moustache
The Strength of a Moustache01931HD
Kato's splendid mustache is an obstacle when it comes to finding a job. However, he gets a job as a security guard at a construction site. The...
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