Floating Clouds (1955)

Original title

浮雲

Directed by

Mikio Naruse

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

U

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 107 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married woman and a former Japanese forestry official have an affair in the aftermath of World War II. Their relationship follows a path of longing, separation, and quiet disappointment over many years.

melancholicslow-burnintimatebittersweetvisually lushemotionally restrainedtenderbleak

What happens

Floating Clouds (Japanese: 浮雲, Hepburn: Ukigumo) is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse and based on the novel Ukigumo by Fumiko Hayashi, published just before her death in 1951. The film received numerous national awards upon its release and remains one of Naruse's most acclaimed works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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