Mikio Naruse

Mikio Naruse (成瀬巳喜男 Naruse Mikio) (August 20, 1905 – July 2, 1969) was a Japanese film director, writer and producer who directed some 89 films spanning from the end of the silent era (1930) through the sixties (1967). His contemporaries were Yasujiro Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi, together they were the three most prominent Japanese directors of the time, although his work remains the least well known outside Japan.

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Mikio Naruse - August 20 - 1905 - July 2 - 1969 - 1930 - 1967 - Yasujiro Ozu - Kenji Mizoguchi

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Naruse is known for imbuing his films with a bleak and pessimistic outlook. He made primarily shomin-geki (working-class drama) films with female protagonists. Because of his focus on family drama and the intersection of traditional and modern Japanese culture, his films are frequently compared with the works of Ozu.

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