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Floating Clouds (1955)
Ukigumo (original title)

123 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   6 June 1980 (USA)
7.8
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This film is based on flashbacks, which I'll ignore here for the sake of clarity. Married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests... See full synopsis »

Director:

Mikio Naruse

Writers:

Fumiko Hayashi (novel), Yôko Mizuki (adaptation)

Stars:

Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori and Mariko Okada
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hideko Takamine ...
Yukiko Koda
Masayuki Mori ...
Kengo Tomioka
Mariko Okada Mariko Okada ...
Sei Mukai
Isao Yamagata Isao Yamagata ...
Sugio Iba
Chieko Nakakita Chieko Nakakita ...
Kuniko Tomioka
Daisuke Katô Daisuke Katô ...
Seikichi Mukai
Mayuri Mokusho Mayuri Mokusho ...
Nomiya no musume
Noriko Sengoku Noriko Sengoku ...
Yakushima no okaasan
Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami ...
Futsuin no shikensho-chou
Heihachirô Ôkawa Heihachirô Ôkawa ...
Isha
Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko ...
Futsuin no shoin - Suitou
Roy James Roy James ...
American soldier (as Roi H. Jêmusu)
Kan Hayashi Kan Hayashi
Akira Tani Akira Tani ...
Shinja
Seijirô Onda Seijirô Onda
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Storyline

This film is based on flashbacks, which I'll ignore here for the sake of clarity. Married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests...  See full synopsis »

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One Word Title | Forbidden Love | Bathing | Based On Novel

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Kymatista synnefa See more »

Company Credits

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Toho Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Third in the centenary poll by Kinema-Junpo magazine about all-time best Japanese films, Seven Samurai and Tokyo Story preceded it. See more »

Connections

References Going My Way (1944) See more »