With Japan on it’s knees following the end of the Second World War, “Yukiko” (Hideko Takamine) is struggling to find meaning in her life. She had had a fling with the married “Tomioka” (Masayuki Mori) but when he had been despatched to work for the forestry service in Annam, she assumed that was that. Well no, as it happens, for she is also posted there as a typist and so they pick up where they left off. Whilst…
Floating Clouds (1955)
So short is the life of a flower, yet so much hardships it suffered.
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.
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Hideko Takamine
Yukiko Koda
Masayuki Mori
Kengo Tomioka
Mariko Okada
Sei Mukai
Isao Yamagata
Sugio Iba
Chieko Nakakita
Kuniko Tomioka
Daisuke Katō
Seikichi Mukai
Noriko Sengoku
Mayuri Mokushô
Fuyuki Murakami
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Nobuo Kaneko
Roy James
Kan Hayashi
Akira Tani
Seijirô Onda
Keiko Môri
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What is Floating Clouds about?
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.
When was Floating Clouds released?
Floating Clouds was released in 1955.
What genres does Floating Clouds belong to?
Floating Clouds is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in Floating Clouds?
The cast of Floating Clouds includes Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Mariko Okada, Isao Yamagata, Chieko Nakakita.