Mikio Naruse (æˆ ç€¬ 巳喜ç"·, Naruse Mikio, August 20, 1905 â€" July
2, 1969) was a Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who
directed some 89 films spanning the period 1930 (towards the end of
the silent period in Japan) to 1967.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,
portrayed by actresses such as Hideko Takamine, Kinuyo Tanaka, and
Setsuko Hara. 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 YasujirÅ Ozu. His reputation is
just behind Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Ozu in Japan and
internationally; his work remains less well known outside Japan than
theirs.Among Naruse's most revered films are Late Chrysanthemums
(1954), Floating Clouds (1955), and When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
(1960). Akira Kurosawa referred to Naruse's style of melodrama as
"like a great river with a calm surface and a raging current in its
depths".
2, 1969) was a Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer who
directed some 89 films spanning the period 1930 (towards the end of
the silent period in Japan) to 1967.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,
portrayed by actresses such as Hideko Takamine, Kinuyo Tanaka, and
Setsuko Hara. 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 YasujirÅ Ozu. His reputation is
just behind Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Ozu in Japan and
internationally; his work remains less well known outside Japan than
theirs.Among Naruse's most revered films are Late Chrysanthemums
(1954), Floating Clouds (1955), and When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
(1960). Akira Kurosawa referred to Naruse's style of melodrama as
"like a great river with a calm surface and a raging current in its
depths".
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