Flowing (1956)
Nagareru (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 57min
- Drama
- 29 Nov 1985 (USA)
- Movie
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mothers trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portraits the day time...
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Cast
| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... |
Rika Yamanaka / Oharu
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| Isuzu Yamada | ... |
Otsuta
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| Hideko Takamine | ... |
Katsuyo, Otsuta's daughter
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| Mariko Okada | ... |
Nanako
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| Haruko Sugimura | ... |
Someka
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| Sumiko Kurishima | ... |
Ohama
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| Chieko Nakakita | ... |
Yoneko, Otsuta's sister
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| Natsuko Kahara | ... |
Otoyo, Otsuta's sister
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| Seiji Miyaguchi | ... |
Namie's uncle
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| Daisuke Katô | ... |
Yoneko's ex
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| Nobuo Nakamura |
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Kumeko Otowa |
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Hideko Ebata |
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Chiyo Izumi |
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Shigeo Katô | ... |
Sushi restaurant patron
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Masayoshi Kawabe |
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Umekichi Kiyomoto |
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Natsuko Matsumoto |
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Fumindo Matsuo |
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| Yoshie Minami |
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Noboru Nakaya |
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Kumeko Onba |
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| Yutaka Sada |
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Shin Tatsuoka | ... |
(as Susumu Tatsuoka)
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Ichirô Tetsu |
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi |
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| Kichijirô Ueda |
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Akemi Ueno |
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Senkichi Ômura |
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Directed by
| Mikio Naruse | ||
Written by
| Toshirô Ide | ... | () |
| Aya Kôda | ... | (novel) |
| Sumie Tanaka | ... | () |
Produced by
| Sanezumi Fujimoto | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ichirô Saitô | ||
Cinematography by
| Masao Tamai | ||
Editing by
| Eiji Ooi | ||
Production Design by
| Satoru Chûko | ||
Production Management
| Takehiro Shimada | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Masayoshi Kawanishi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Chôshichirô Mikami | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chôshirô Ishii | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Hirotarô Iwada | ... | costume researcher |
Additional Crew
| Fabrice Arduini | ... | french adaptation: original version with subtitles |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Acacias (2017) (France) (theatrical) (restored version)
- East West Classics (1985) (United States) (subtitled)
- Eureka Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Toho
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Titra Film Paris (subtitling: original version with french subtitles)
Storyline
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Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mothers trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers. Written by MarlicOne {imdb@motechnet.com} |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Kinuyo Tanaka in this film portrays a character by the name of Oharu. In 1952, she starred in the Kenji Mizoguchi internationally acclaimed film "The Life of Oharu" in which she played the titular tragic heroine, also named Oharu. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References The Life of Oharu (1952). See more » |