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Flowing
流れる
Directed by Mikio Naruse
1956•1h 57m•NR•★ 7.2
Drama
Synopsis
A widowed maid takes a housekeeping job at a fading, debt-ridden geisha boardinghouse in downtown Tokyo, observing the desperate financial maneuvers, rivalries, and quiet dignity of the aging geishas trying to keep their vanishing world afloat in a modernizing economic landscape. Mikio Naruse's ensemble masterpiece featuring Japan's greatest golden-age actresses: Kinuyo Tanaka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, and Haruko Sugimura.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorMikio Naruse
WriterToshiro IdeSumie Tanaka
CinematographyMasao Tamai
MusicIchirō Saitō
Principal Cast
Kinuyo TanakaRika Yamanaka / Oharu
Isuzu YamadaOtsuta
Hideko TakamineKatsuyo
Mariko OkadaNanako
Haruko SugimuraSomeka
Sumiko KurishimaOhama
Chieko NakakitaYoneko
Natsuko KaharaOtoyo
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Runtime1h 57m (117 mins)
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DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioToho
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