Mikio Naruse
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Mikio Naruse was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed 89 films spanning the period 1930 to 1967.
Naruse in 1933
Late Chrysanthemums
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Late Chrysanthemums is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse and starring Haruko Sugimura, Chikako Hosokawa, Yūko Mochizuki and Sadako Sawamura. It was written by Sumie Tanaka, based on
Mikio Naruse
…dramatist", he remains lesser known than his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Ozu. Among his most noted films are Sound of the Mountain, Late Chrysanthemums, Floating Clouds, Flowing and When A Woman Ascends The Stairs. Mikio Naruse was born in Tokyo in 1905 and raised by his brother and sister after his…
Late Chrysanthemums film Theatrical release poster