Mikio Naruse (1905–1969) and Yasujirō Ozu (1903–1963) were two prominent directors considered to work primarily in the field of shomin-geki.
Yakushima and its rainforest are the location of the tragic climax of Mikio Naruse's 1955 film Floating Clouds (浮雲 Ukigumo).
Ukigumo (film) aka Floating Clouds, 1955 film by Mikio Naruse