Floating Clouds (1984)

  • U
  • 01/25/1984 (FR)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h 3m

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.

Mikio Naruse

Director

Yōko Mizuki

Screenplay

Fumiko Hayashi

Novel

Cast

Hideko Takamine's headshot

Hideko Takamine

Yukiko Koda
Masayuki Mori's headshot

Masayuki Mori

Kengo Tomioka
Mariko Okada's headshot

Mariko Okada

Sei Mukai
Isao Yamagata's headshot

Isao Yamagata

Sugio Iba
Chieko Nakakita's headshot

Chieko Nakakita

Kuniko Tomioka
Daisuke Katō's headshot

Daisuke Katō

Seikichi Mukai
Noriko Sengoku's headshot

Noriko Sengoku

Mayuri Mokushô's headshot

Mayuri Mokushô

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