Light and Shadow "If he had any complaints he should have said so, but instead he kept quiet and negotiated with the PCL, and made them talk about the transfer, which made me angry." The above are the words of Kido Shiro when Naruse decide…

Drawing the poor lottery There are also statements by Naruse himself that back up their words. "I don't talk much, so I guess actreses are scared of me. I'm very shy. No matter how old I get, I still can't shop." "I'm not good at talking, …

A quiet person Naruse's sober attitude and dry sensibility towards filmmaking may not be entirely unrelated to his origins and life experiences. In a conversation with Hazumi Tsuneo, a critic, Naruse talked about himself, which is rare for…

Naruse Mikio on the set ② Naruse's acting instructions were also very calm and solemn. Naruse himself once said, "I don't give too many orders to the actors. If they do what they want, I'll pick up on it and edit it." The following happene…

Naruse Mikio on the set ① Before the world war Ⅱ, Naruse often directed his own scripts. However, after the war, especially after the success of "Repast" (1951), when he began directing a series of films based on Hayashi Fumiko's original …