Where to start with Mikio Naruse

Mikio Naruse has 29 films in our catalog with a 6.5+ score. The reasonable entry order is below — most approachable first, deep cuts last. Skip ahead if you already know the early work.

12 film · curati dal catalogo · ordinati per consenso critico

Yearning

1964 · ★ 8.1

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960 · ★ 8.0

Two in the Shadow

1967 · ★ 7.7

Floating Clouds

1955 · ★ 7.7

Summer Clouds

1958 · ★ 7.6

Repast

1951 · ★ 7.6

Untamed Woman

1957 · ★ 7.5

The Stranger Within a Woman

1966 · ★ 7.4

Sound of the Mountain

1954 · ★ 7.4

No Blood Relation

1932 · ★ 7.3

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960 · ★ 7.3

Late Chrysanthemums

1954 · ★ 7.3