FILM DIRECTOR

Mikio Naruse

1905 - 1969

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Mikio Naruse (成瀬 巳喜男, Naruse Mikio; 20 August 1905 – 2 July 1969) was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967. Naruse is known for imbuing his films with a bleak and pessimistic outlook. He made primarily shōshimin-eiga ("common people 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 have been compared with the works of Yasujirō Ozu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikio Naruse is the 427th most popular film director (down from 356th in 2019), the 715th most popular biography from Japan (down from 559th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mikio Naruse ranks 427 out of 2,041. Before him are Christian-Jaque, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Bo Widerberg, Sofia Coppola, J. Lee Thompson, and Michael Apted. After him are Richard Boleslawski, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Zack Snyder, Harold Prince, and Walter Lantz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Mikio Naruse ranks 108. Before him are Myrna Loy, Giacinto Scelsi, Manuel Ferreira, Robert Stevenson, Jean Daniélou, and Gerhard Klopfer. After him are John Lyng, Bruno Rossi, Anna May Wong, Louis Harold Gray, Natalia Pavlovna Paley, and Maria von Trapp. Among people deceased in 1969, Mikio Naruse ranks 79. Before him are Rómulo Gallegos, Frederic Bartlett, Meher Baba, Aleksandras Stulginskis, Jeffrey Hunter, and John Kennedy Toole. After him are Michael Lippert, Lucien Bianchi, George Cœdès, Max Weinreich, Giovanni Urbani, and Léon Scieur.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mikio Naruse ranks 715 out of 6,245. Before him are Taro Kagawa (1922), Shusaku Hirasawa (1949), Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (1920), Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), and Takashi Murakami (1962). After him are Ikuo Takahara (1957), Ii Naosuke (1815), Aritatsu Ogi (1942), Shō Shin (1465), Isao Tomita (1932), and Emperor Shijō (1231).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Mikio Naruse ranks 19. Before him are Satoshi Kon (1963), Makoto Shinkai (1973), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), Ishirō Honda (1911), and Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962). After him are Kon Ichikawa (1915), Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), Takashi Miike (1960), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), and Gorō Miyazaki (1967).

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