Mikio Naruse

What are Mikio Naruse's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mikio Naruse's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (5).

• The Criterion Channel5 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) · director
  • Yearning (1964) · director, writer, producer
  • Floating Clouds (1955) · director
  • Repast (1951) · director
  • Wife (1953) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Mikio Naruse's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

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  Yearning(1964)

  Director · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  When a Woman Ascends the Stairs(1960)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  Floating Clouds(1955)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  Wife(1953)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Repast(1951)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th

Career shape

Across their 5 MovieCove titles from 1951 to 1964.

Biggest box office

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

$52K worldwide

Highest rated

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

Midcredits 98^th

Most popular right now

Repast (1951)

How do Mikio Naruse's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 94^th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93^rd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.

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• Universally Loved4
• Crowd Pleaser1

Most loved · director

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

Midcredits 98^th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mikio Naruse work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mikio Naruse's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eiji Ooi shares the most, 4.