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When A Woman Ascends The Stairs Review  Empire

Hideko Takamine at 100: six of the Japanese actor’s films that captured a nation in flux  The Conversation

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Mikio Naruse’s Flunky, Work Hard  CriterionCast.com

Start at the top and work your way down  Roger Ebert

Quand une femme monte l'escalier  Festival des 3 Continents

Notes on Naruse: An Auteur Ascends  Bright Lights Film Journal

Better Late Than Never: The Films of Mikio Naruse  slantmagazine

A Master’s Baby Steps (Published 2011)  The New York Times

Opinion | Hideko Takamine at 100: A Sensitive Japanese Star  The Wall Street Journal

A WIFE'S HEART  filmforum.org

Hideko Takamine, Star Of Mikio Naruse’s When A Woman Ascends The Stairs (And Much More), Passes Away At 86  CriterionCast.com

Tokyo: Tatsuya Nakadai Set to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor  Hollywood Reporter

Hideko Takamine, Lauded Japanese Actress, Dies at 86 (Published 2011)  The New York Times

Donald Richie, 1924–2013  The Criterion Collection

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Seijun Suzuki’s Take Aim At The Police Van  CriterionCast.com

Ray Yeung’s Top 10  The Criterion Collection

On the Hulu Channel: Mikio Naruse’s Floating Clouds  CriterionCast.com

The Eighth Samurai: Tatsuya Nakadai  The Criterion Collection

From our archives: Samurai’s ‘Lone Wolf’  Christie's

Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)  The Criterion Collection

The Ballad of Narayama (1983) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, Mystery  imdb

Criterion’s FilmStruck Service Adds Rock ’n’ Roll High School, Death Race 2000 for January  Slate

The Actor With Stardom in His Eyes (Published 2008)  The New York Times

New DVDs (Published 2007)  The New York Times

Jazz on Screen: The Sparks Are Eclectic (Published 2008)  The New York Times

Sharmila Tagore: Shattering Stereotypes for Over 60 Years | Interviews  Roger Ebert

Best Picture 2025: Highly Anticipated Trailer for Edward Berger’s Conclave Drops (with screenshots)  Awards Daily

Get Out! Recommendations to start the year off strong  Buenos Aires Herald