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\u00a9When a Woman Ascends the Stairs \u00a9 1960 Toho Co., Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n

Japan Society<\/a> and Metrograph<\/a> will co-present Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us, a 30-film retrospective devoted to Naruse, the \u201cfourth great\u201d master of Japanese cinema, from May 9 through June 29. Co-organized with The Japan Foundation<\/a>, New York, the two-part series will offer the first major New York survey of this signal studio-era filmmaker\u2019s work in 20 years, presented in commemoration of the 120th anniversary of his birth and entirely on rare prints imported from collections and archives in Japan. Notable series highlights include all six of Naruse\u2019s adaptations of celebrated feminist author Fumiko Hayashi\u2019s work (Floating Clouds, Repast, Lightning, Wife, Late Chrysanthemums, A Wanderer\u2019s Notebook), as well as some of Naruse\u2019s rarest films, including the New York premieres of three pre-war gems not presented in previous retrospectives: Morning\u2019s Tree-Lined Street, A Woman\u2019s Sorrows, and Sincerity.<\/p>\n

With an oeuvre spanning nearly four decades and comprising 89 films\u2014of which 68 survive\u2014the prodigious Naruse (b. 1905 – d. 1969) began his career at leading Japanese studio Shochiku, but, frustrated by opportunities denied him in favor of the company\u2019s star director Yasujiro Ozu, quit to join the newly formed P.C.L., today famously known as Toho and popularized in the West by Naruse\u2019s one-time assistant Akira Kurosawa, who wrote of his elder: \u201cMikio Naruse\u2019s style is like a great river with a calm surface, and a raging current in its depths.\u201d A contemporary of both Kenji Mizoguchi and his friend Ozu, Naruse won the admiration of peers and critics alike through his stylistically understated and unflinchingly observed melodramas, particularly those that confronted the experience and social status of women in modern Japan within the shoshimin eiga genre (films of the lower middle class).<\/p>\n

Beginning with his early sound masterpiece Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935), Naruse maintained a reputation among actresses as a revered and coveted women\u2019s director, who guided many of the era\u2019s iconic thespians to some of their greatest performances from since dimmed pre-war stars like Sachiko Chiba (the aforementioned Rose and Naruse\u2019s one-time wife), Takako Irie (A Woman\u2019s Sorrows), and Isuzu Yamada (Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro) to post-war divas like Ozu and Mizoguchi associates Setsuko Hara (Repast, Sound of the Mountain) and Kinuyo Tanaka (Mother), Haruko Sugimura (Late Chrysanthemums), Yoko Tsukasa (Scattered Clouds), and above all Hideko Takamine (pictured above) with whom he collaborated 17 times, most notably on four of his Golden Age masterpieces Lightning, Floating Clouds, Flowing and When a Woman Ascends the Stairs.<\/p>\n

Although so highly esteemed, the notoriously taciturn director would often frustrate his colleagues by his reticence to explain his directorial intentions. Said Tatsuya Nakadai, \u201cHe was the most difficult director I ever worked for. He never said a word. A real nihilist.\u201d His saturnine and introverted demeanor nonetheless undergirded a quietly egalitarian and progressive sensibility, forbidding his assistants to call him \u201cteacher\u201d and supporting Tanaka (The Eternal Breasts), who apprenticed with him for two months, as she sought to direct her own films. A privately angry artist, who had struggled to lift his family out of poverty, Naruse left behind a stoic, uncompromising body of work that has continued to resonate with filmmakers from Hou Hsiao-hsien to Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and stands as one of the essential corpora of modern cinema. Its themes of personal dreams blunted and gradually ground down by economic struggle, social inequality, and the failure of traditional norms only seem more relevant as the post-war liberal consensus barrels toward collapse. “From the earliest age I have thought that the world we live in betrays us,\u201d the director said, \u201cthis thought remains with me.”<\/p>\n

Opening on May 9th with Naruse\u2019s undisputed masterpiece Floating Clouds, Japan Society will present the second John and Miyoko Davey Classic Film Series Mikio Naruse: The World Betrays Us – Part I through Sunday, May 31st, which culminates with his devastating late work Yearning (1964). In addition, Naruse scholar Catherine Russell, author of The Cinema of Naruse Mikio: Women and Japanese Modernity will present a lecture at Japan Society on the 31st. Part II opens at Metrograph on Thursday, June 5th with Naruse\u2019s best known film When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) and closes on Sunday, June 29 with his swan song Scattered Clouds (1967).<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

Tickets for Part I at Japan Society are on sale on now at<\/p>\n

https:\/\/japansociety.org\/film\/mikio-naruse-the-world-betrays-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Tickets for Part II at Metrograph go on sale on Wednesday, April 30 at<\/p>\n

https:\/\/metrograph.com\/category\/mikio-naruse\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Screening links and HQ stills available upon request | Image Highlights for Naruse retrospective<\/p>\n

Film Line-up:
\nJapan Society:<\/p>\n

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts\u300e\u4e59\u5973\u3054\u3053\u308d\u4e09\u4eba\u59c9\u59b9\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1935, 75 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Wife! Be Like a Rose!\u300e\u59bb\u3088\u8594\u8587\u306e\u3084\u3046\u306b\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1935, 74 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

A Woman\u2019s Sorrows\u300e\u5973\u4eba\u54c0\u6101\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1937, 74 min., 35mm courtesy the National Film Archive of Japan, in Japanese with live English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Sincerity\u300e\u307e\u3054\u3053\u308d\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1939, 67 min., 35mm courtesy the National Film Archive of Japan, in Japanese with live English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Hideko the Bus Conductress\u300e\u79c0\u5b50\u306e\u8eca\u638c\u3055\u3093\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1941, 54 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Ginza Cosmetics\u300e\u9280\u5ea7\u5316\u7ca7\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1951, 87 min., 16mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Lightning\u300e\u7a32\u59bb\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1952, 87 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Husband and Wife\u300e\u592b\u5a66\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1953, 87 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Wife\u300e\u59bb\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1953, 96 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Floating Clouds\u300e\u6d6e\u96f2\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1955, 123 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

A Wife\u2019s Heart\u300e\u59bb\u306e\u5fc3\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1956, 98 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Untamed\u300e\u3042\u3089\u304f\u308c\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1957, 121 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

The Approach of Autumn\u300e\u79cb\u7acb\u3061\u306c\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1960, 79 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

A Wanderer’s Notebook\u300e\u653e\u6d6a\u8a18\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1962, 123 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Yearning\u300e\u4e71\u308c\u308b\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1964, 98 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Metrograph:<\/p>\n

Morning\u2019s Tree-Lined Street\u300e\u671d\u306e\u4e26\u6728\u8def\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1936, 60 min., 35mm courtesy the National Film Archive of Japan, in Japanese with live English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro\u300e\u9db4\u516b\u9db4\u6b21\u90ce\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1938, 89 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

The Whole Family Works\u300e\u306f\u305f\u3089\u304f\u4e00\u5bb6\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1939, 65 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Traveling Actors\u300e\u65c5\u5f79\u8005\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1940, 71 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Repast\u300e\u3081\u3057\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1951, 98 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Mother\u300e\u304a\u304b\u3042\u3055\u3093\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1952, 98 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Sound of the Mountain\u300e\u5c71\u306e\u97f3\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1954, 95 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Late Chrysanthemums\u300e\u6669\u83ca\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1954, 101 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Sudden Rain\u300e\u9a5f\u96e8\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1956, 90 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Flowing\u300e\u6d41\u308c\u308b\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1956, 116 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Summer Clouds\u300e\u9c2f\u96f2\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1958, 129 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs\u300e\u5973\u304c\u968e\u6bb5\u3092\u4e0a\u308b\u6642\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1960, 111 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Daughters, Wives, and a Mother\u300e\u5a18\u30fb\u59bb\u30fb\u6bcd\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1960, 122 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n

The Stranger Within a Woman\u300e\u5973\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3044\u308b\u4ed6\u4eba\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1966, 102 min., 35mm courtesy the National Film Archive of Japan, in Japanese with live English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Scattered Clouds\u300e\u4e71\u308c\u96f2\u300f<\/p>\n

Dir. Mikio Naruse, 1967, 108 min., 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

SCREENING SCHEDULE<\/p>\n

Japan Society:<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRIDAY, MAY 9<\/p>\n

7 PM Floating Clouds with Opening Night<\/p>\n

Reception<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, MAY 10<\/p>\n

3:30 PM Sincerity<\/p>\n

5:30 PM A Woman\u2019s Sorrows<\/p>\n

7:30 PM Wife! Be Like a Rose!<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, MAY 22<\/p>\n

7 PM Hideko the Bus Conductress<\/p>\n

8:30 PM Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, MAY 23<\/p>\n

6:30 PM Untamed<\/p>\n

9:15 PM A Wanderer\u2019s Notebook<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, MAY 29<\/p>\n

6:30 PM A Wife\u2019s Heart<\/p>\n

9 PM Wife<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, MAY 30<\/p>\n

7 PM Lightning<\/p>\n

9:30 PM Husband and Wife<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, MAY 31<\/p>\n

2:30 PM Ginza Cosmetics<\/p>\n

5:00 PM The Approach of Autumn<\/p>\n

6:30 PM Naruse Mikio: The Auteur as Salaryman<\/p>\n

– Talk by Naruse Scholar Catherine Russell<\/p>\n

7:30 PM Yearning<\/p>\n

Metrograph:<\/p>\n

To be announced on Wednesday, April 30.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

About Japan Society Film<\/p>\n

Spurred on by the success of the 1970 Donald Richie-curated MoMA retrospective The Japanese Film: 1896-1969, Japan Society committed to making film one of its key programs in the early seventies\u2014quickly becoming the premier venue for the exhibition of new Japanese cinema as well as career-spanning retrospectives on seminal directors and actors. In 1979, Japan Society established the Japan Film Center, formalizing film as a full-fledged, year-round program aimed at cultivating a deep appreciation and understanding of Japanese film culture among American audiences. Over the years, Japan Society Film has hosted numerous high-profile premieres and programs, presenting works by the era\u2019s then-new giants such as Shohei Imamura, Seijun Suzuki, and Hiroshi Teshigahara upon their first release, and groundbreaking retrospectives on now canonical figures such as Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu. The historic department continues to critically evaluate the legacy of Japanese cinema by highlighting the works of underseen talents, organizing the first American retrospectives of Kinuyo Tanaka and Shinji Somai among others. Japan Society Film would also host visits from Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, Hideko Takamine, and Nobuhiko Obayashi. In 2007, Japan Society Film launched JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film, the largest festival of its kind in North America.<\/p>\n

About Metrograph<\/p>\n

MISSION<\/p>\n

Metrograph is the ultimate destination for movie lovers. A special curated world of cinema inspired by the great New York movie theaters of the 1920s and the Commissaries of the Hollywood Studio backlots, Metrograph is a community inhabited by movie professionals screening their work, taking meetings, watching films, collaborating together\u2014an audience built around our shared love of cinema.<\/p>\n

METROGRAPH<\/p>\n

Metrograph is an entertainment company founded in 2016. Our projects to date include Metrograph NYC, our Manhattan movie theater at 7 Ludlow Street, which also houses our Bookstore and The Commissary restaurant and bar; Metrograph At Home, a streaming service that brings our signature curation to a national audience; Metrograph Editions, a producer and curator of books on cinema, limited edition prints, apparel, and beyond; the newly launched print publication, The Metrograph; and Metrograph Pictures, an independent distribution company started in 2019 centered around Metrograph\u2019s signature curation. In 2024, the company ramped up its distribution operation with the acquisition of India Donaldson\u2019s acclaimed Sundance breakout Good One (also selected for the 2024 Director\u2019s Fortnight in Cannes).<\/p>\n

Recent and upcoming releases include Academy Award-nominee J\u00e9r\u00e9my Clapin\u2019s sci-fi mystery Meanwhile on Earth, which premiered in Berlinale Panorama 2024, Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden\u2019s warmhearted SXSW comedy The Black Sea, three films from the 2024 Cannes FIlm Festival: Un Certain Regard stand outs Santosh, a riveting police procedural directed by Sandhya Suri and The Kingdom, Julian Colonna\u2019s incendiary Corsican mob thriller, along with Director\u2019s Fortnight discovery, Gazer, directed by Ryan J. Sloan, Venice Special Jury Prize-winner April, directed by Dea Kulumbegasvhili, Neo Sora’s fall festival standout, Happyend, and Christian Petzold\u2019s forthcoming film, Miroirs No. 3. Past films include restorations such as Possession (1981), A Bigger Splash (1973), Downtown 81 (1981\/2001), and Hyenas (1992). In addition to restorations, Metrograph Pictures has re-released The French (1982), presented by Wes Anderson, and Claire Denis\u2019 L\u2019intrus (2004), and released the celebrated documentary Sisters With Transistors (2020). Metrograph\u2019s SVOD platform, Metrograph At Home, launched in July 2020, and has been bringing Metrograph\u2019s signature curation to a nationwide audience at metrograph.com.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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