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Floating Clouds

1955 · 123 min

A quietly devastating watch, all muted longing and slow erosion, leaving a lingering ache of wasted years.

Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Mariko Okada
Tagline
So short is the life of a flower, yet so much hardships it suffered.
Overview
A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He doesn't and after the war, she turns up and the affair resumes.

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Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Mariko Okada
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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drama, romance
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
123 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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