Russia / May 18, 2001 / Retrospective of Mikio Naruse (Moscow)
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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 mother's 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Natsuko Kahara | Otoyo |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Namie's Uncle |
| Daisuke Katō | Yoneko's Ex |
| Nobuo Nakamura | Doctor |
| Noboru Nakaya | Saeki, Ohama's newphew |
| Kumeko Otowa | Tsurumoto maid |
| Yoshie Minami | |
| Shin Tatsuoka | Muramatsu |
| Kichijirō Ueda | Kanbutsuya Owner |
| Fumindo Matsuo | Patrol Officer |
| Senkichi Ōmura | Byakuya, Chinese restaurant owner |
| Chiyo Izumi | Namie |
| Natsuko Matsumoto | Fujiko |
| Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | Kimono salesman |
| Yutaka Sada | Rickshaw man |
| Ichiro Tetsu | |
| Masayoshi Kawabe | Kanbutsuya clerk |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 流れる |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 20 novembre 1956 |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto |
| Writer | Sumie Tanaka, Toshiro Ide, Aya Kōda |
| Editing | Eiji Ooi |
| Cinematography | Masao Tamai |
| Assistant directors | Masayoshi Kawanishi, Mikio Naruse |
| Lighting | Chōshirō Ishii |
| Camera operators | Masao Tamai |
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| Additional photography | Masao Tamai |
| Production design | Satoru Chūko |
| Art direction | Satoru Chūko |
| Set decoration | Satoru Chūko |
| Music | Ichirō Saitō |
| Sound | Ichirō Saitō |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Nov 20, 1956
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