Mikio Naruse

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Five Men in a Circus
6.4

Five Men in a Circus

Oct. 21, 1935

Five Men in a Circus

Five poor musicians make up the worst traveling brass band in Japan. For a few days they hook up with an awful circus whose male performers are ...
Repast
7.7

Repast

Nov. 23, 1951

Repast

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage, all she does is cook and clean for her husband. Release: Meshi AKA ...
Both You and I
6.5

Both You and I

Jun. 13, 1946

Both You and I

A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss. Release: Both You and I 1946 General: avi | 1.29 GB | 01:10:32 ...
A Fond Face from the Past
6.6

A Fond Face from the Past

Release: A Face from the Past 1941 tt0033939 General: mkv | 209 MB | 00:34:14 Video: 852 Kbps | 648×512 (1.37:1) | 25.000 fps | AVC Audio 1: ...
White Beast
6.7

White Beast

Jun. 03, 1950

White Beast

The critical establishment was clearly not prepared to accept a woman’s prison film featuring former prostitutes recovering from venereal ...
A Wanderer’s Notebook
7.4

A Wanderer’s Notebook

Sep. 29, 1962

A Wanderer’s Notebook

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko ...
Floating Clouds
7.7

Floating Clouds

Jan. 15, 1955

Floating Clouds

A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. ...
Wife
6.9

Wife

Apr. 29, 1953

Wife

Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband’s lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can’t ...
The Wiser Age
7.4

The Wiser Age

Jan. 14, 1962

The Wiser Age

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner. Release: Onna no Za 1962 General: avi | 1.41 GB | 01:51:23 ...
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
6.8

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainly playing a banjo type instrument for tips in ...
Sincerity
7.2

Sincerity

Sep. 10, 1939

Sincerity

Drama about the relationship of a mother and her daughters. Release: Magokoro 1939 General: avi | 1.3 GB | 01:07:22 Video: 2625 Kbps | ...
The Lovelorn Geisha
7.0

The Lovelorn Geisha

Jul. 12, 1960

The Lovelorn Geisha

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite ...
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
6.8

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Sep. 29, 1938

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Mr. Tsurujiro is a Japanese folk singer assisted by Ms. Tsuruhachi on the shamisen. The pair is popular, but he nitpicks often on her music and ...
Travelling Actors
6.9

Travelling Actors

Dec. 18, 1940

Travelling Actors

Story about a group of actors mostly based on the guys playing the horse. Release: Travelling Actors 1940 tt0033131 General: mkv | 348 MB | ...
The Actress and the Poet
6.2

The Actress and the Poet

Mar. 21, 1935

The Actress and the Poet

Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman ...
This Happy Life
6

This Happy Life

Jan. 27, 1944

This Happy Life

Kingorô Yanagiya, his daughter, and his grand daughter arrive in a shabby town on the Toho back lot, and open up a store. They offer an absurd ...
The Way of Drama
6.2

The Way of Drama

May. 11, 1944

The Way of Drama

A young actor has his first success and his head swells; he goes from the small theater to the big time in Tokyo. leaving his girl behind in ...
Learn from Experience, Part One
6.8

Learn from Experience, Part One

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 ...
Street Without End
7

Street Without End

Apr. 26, 1934

Street Without End

On her way to meet her boyfriend, Sugiko is hit by a car and hospitalized. When she doesn’t arrive at the meeting place, her boyfriend ...
Man of the House
5.9

Man of the House

Jun. 01, 1936

Man of the House

Ryûnosuke Tsukigata won’t go to Tokyo. Instead, he gets off the train to get drunk with his old master. His hangers-on are frantic. ...