Ukigumo (Floating Clouds) (1955)
Release Date: Jan 1, 1955 Wide
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Floating Clouds is set in the dissolution of Japanese society after the war. Yukiko wanders figuratively and literally through a devastated Tokyo searching for a means of existence and comfort. At all turns, she is manipulated by men and forced to submit to their manipulations when she is unable to support herself. Returning to Tokyo at the end of the war, Yukiko tries to get a number of jobs but none of her attempts are successful. As a result she turns to prostitution, catering to American
Jan 1, 1955 Wide
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Hideko Takamine
Yukiko Koda -
Masayuki Mori
Kengo Tomioka -
Daisuke Katô
Sekichi Mukai -
Chieko Nakakita
Kuniko Tomioka -
Isao Yamagata
Sugio Iba -
Mariko Okada
Osei Mukai
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A colleague astutely described Floating Clouds's ever-deepening sense of detachment as a precursor to Fassbinder.
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Movie: ID: 415717297 Title: Ukigumo (Floating Clouds) Release Date: 1955-01-01 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 6 Status: 1
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Foreign Titles
- Floating Clouds (Ukigumo) (DE)
- Floating Clouds (Ukigumo) (UK)
