Mikio Naruse — Director (69)
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Hikinige (1966)
ひき逃げ WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.2 5 ratings
成濑巳喜男 actor: 高峰秀子 / 司叶子 …
other title: 撞车逃逸 / ひき逃げ …
When the only son of a working class woman is fatally struck by a car driven by the adulterous wife of a company president in a hit-and-run, the victim's mother changes her identity and infiltrates the couple's home to work as their maid, plotting to murder their similarly-aged son.
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Anzukko (1958)
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成濑巳喜男 actor: 山村聪 / 香川京子
other title: 杏子 / 杏っ子 …
Kyoko, the daughter of a successful novelist, marries an aspiring writer. However, her husband’s difficulties with his writing and his resentment over her father cause deep strains in the marriage.
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Street Without End (1934)
限りなき舗道 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.2 5 ratings
成濑巳喜男 actor: 忍節子 / 磯野秋雄 …
other title: 没有尽头的街 / 限りなき舗道 …
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.
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The Girl in the Rumour (1935)
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成濑巳喜男 actor: 千葉早智子
other title: 谣言中的女孩 / 噂の娘 …
A story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a "moga" ("modern girl"). Their widowed father runs the family sake shop, but is running into financial trouble, causing him to tamper with his stock; Meanwhile, his long-time mistress yearns for something more serious. Amidst this, the older sister is introduced to a well-off suitor: A university boy, much more intrigued by the less traditional little sister. A doddering grandfather, an officious uncle and busybody neighbors also don't make the lives of the hardworking members of the family any easier.
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The Actress and the Poet (1935)
女優と詩人 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
成濑巳喜男 actor: 宇留木浩 / 千叶早智子 …
other title: 女优和诗人 / 女優と詩人 …
Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman and his nosy and greedy wife. Enter a young and seemingly high-class couple who just so happens is open to purchasing life insurance from their swift neighbour. In the meantime, life is imitating art across the street, which may end up providing for either a happy ending or a rude split - eventually that is.
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Man of the House (1936)
桃中軒雲右衛門 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
成濑巳喜男 actor: 月形龙之介 / 细川千贺子 …
other title: 桃中轩云右卫门 / 桃中軒雲右衛門 …
This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.
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Morning's Tree-Lined Street (1936)
朝の並木路 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Mikio Naruse actor: 千叶早智子 / 御橋公
other title: 早晨的林荫路 / 朝の並木路 …
After some fruitless career hunting in downtown Tokyo, Chiyo accepts a job as a bar hostess in Shiba ward. Well away from glamorous Asakusa and Ginza, this is a neighbourhood tavern where the women are dirt poor, each having only one kimono to their name...