Directed by:
Mikio NaruseComposer:
Ichirô SaitôVOD (1)
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During the war in French Indochina, a married Japanese man falls in love with a young typist, Yukiko, and promises to marry her after the war. Upon their return to Tokyo, their idyllic relationship crumbles, but they cannot keep away from one another. Despite finding nothing but conflict and instability, they helplessly return to each other again and again as they attempt to rebuild their lives from the ruins of World War II. A classic of Japanese cinema described as a ‘masterpiece’ by Yasujiro Ozu, Floating Clouds is a melancholy meditation on the hopeless side of love. Through the lens of Yukiko and Tomioka’s tempestuous relationship, Mikio Naruse’s most acclaimed film quietly captures the devastation of a country in economic post-war ruin. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Hideko Takamine
Japan
Best movies:
Asu o tsukuru hitobito (1946)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Immortal Love (1961)
Masayuki Mori
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
Asu o tsukuru hitobito (1946)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Mariko Okada
Japan
Best movies:
A Story Written with Water (1965)
Late Autumn (1960)
Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956)
Isao Yamagata
UK
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
A Story Written with Water (1965)
Chieko Nakakita
Best movies:
Asu o tsukuru hitobito (1946)
Early Spring (1956)
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
Daisuke Katō
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Le Garde du corps (1961)
Reiko Mori
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
I Live in Fear (1955)
Drunken Angel (1948)
Nobuo Kaneko
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Shogun (1980) (series)
Living (1952)