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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

V.O.: Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki

Jap. 1960. Mores drama by Mikio Naruse with Hideko Takamine, Masayaki Mori, Tatsuya Nakadai. A bar host tries in vain to break free of her life.

Runtime: 111 min.

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Floating Clouds

V.O.: Ukigumo

Jap. 1955. Sentimental drama by Mikio Naruse with Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Mariko Okada. Returning to Japan in 1946, a young woman reunites with a colleague with whom she had shared a passionate love affair.

Runtime: 123 min.

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Late Chrysanthemums

V.O.: Bangiku

Jap. 1954. Drama by Mikio Naruse with Haruko Sugimura, Sadako Sawamura, Chikako Hosokawa. A former geisha turned money lender is courted by two ex-lovers.

Runtime: 101 min.

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Sound of the Mountain

V.O.: Yama no oto

Jap. 1954. Drama by Mikio Naruse with Setsuko Hara, So Yamamura, Ken Uehara. Une mariée noue des liens chaleureux avec son beau-père tandis que son mari la néglige au profit d'une autre femme.

Runtime: 95 min.

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Wife

V.O.: Tsuma

Jap. 1953. Drama by Mikio Naruse with Mieko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Rentaro Mikuni. The husband of a wife disappointed with her married life allows himself to be seduced by a widow seeking security.

Runtime: 89 min.

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Repast

V.O.: Meshi

Jap. 1951. Drama by Mikio Naruse with Ken Uehara, Setsuko Hara, Yukiko Shimazaki. The daily life of a stockbroker's wife is disrupted by the arrival of her young niece.

Runtime: 97 min.

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Kimiko

V.O.: Tsuma yo bara no yô ni

Jap. 1937. Social drama by Mikio Naruse with Sachiko Chiba, Tomoko Itoh, Sadao Maruyama.

Runtime: 74 min.

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Apart from You

V.O.: Kimi to wakarete

Jap. 1933. Drama by Mikio Naruse.

Runtime: 64 min.