Director · Writer · Producer · 1905 to 1969
Mikio Naruse
Best rated: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (8.0)
- Films
- 32
- Avg rating
- 7.70
- Peak run
- 1955’67
- 7+ run
- 8 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Mikio by the numbers
Average
7.70
8 rated films
Vote weighted
7.71
bigger films count more
Median
7.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.22
rating spread
Career
36y
1932 to 1967
Total votes
32.2K
across every film
Best
8.0
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Worst
7.4
Late Chrysanthemums
Newest first
Filmography
| 1967 | Scattered Clouds | 7.8 | 1,575 |
| 1966 | Moment of Terror | · | 267 |
| 1966 | The Stranger Within a Woman | · | 547 |
| 1964 | Yearning | 8.0 | 2,506 |
| 1963 | A Woman's Life | · | 277 |
| 1962 | A Wanderer's Notebook | · | 512 |
| 1961 | Poignant Story | · | 260 |
| 1960 | The Approach of Autumn | · | 438 |
| 1960 | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | · | 492 |
| 1960 |  When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | 8.0 | 5,459 |
| 1958 | Summer Clouds | · | 430 |
| 1957 | Untamed Woman | · | 337 |
| 1956 | A Wife's Heart | · | 279 |
| 1956 | Flowing | 7.5 | 1,330 |
| 1956 | Sudden Rain | · | 441 |
| 1955 | Floating Clouds | 7.6 | 3,721 |
| 1954 | Late Chrysanthemums | 7.4 | 1,335 |
| 1954 | Sound of the Mountain | 7.7 | 2,389 |
| 1953 | Older Brother, Younger Sister | · | 555 |
| 1953 | Wife | · | 427 |
Better together?
Mikio Naruse's regulars
- Ichirō SaitōComposer · 17 films · 7.64 avg
- Hideko TakamineDirector and actor · 13 films · 7.78 avg▲+0.11
- Masao TamaiCinematographer · 11 films · 7.63 avg
- Toshirō IdeWriter · 9 films · 7.50 avg▼−0.10
- Daisuke KatōDirector and actor · 7 films · 7.80 avg▲+0.08
- Jun YasumotoCinematographer · 6 films · 8.00 avg
- Masayuki MoriDirector and actor · 6 films · 7.80 avg▲+0.25
- Yōko MizukiWriter · 6 films · 7.65 avg▼−0.06
- Fumiko HayashiWriter · 6 films · 7.53 avg▼−0.08
- Keiju KobayashiDirector and actor · 5 films
- Mitsuko KusabueDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.90 avg▲+0.28
- Ken UeharaDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.57 avg▲+0.25
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Mikio Naruse and Ichirō Saitō movies · Mikio Naruse and Hideko Takamine movies · Mikio Naruse and Masao Tamai movies · Mikio Naruse and Toshirō Ide movies
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