A la deriva

All About Eve without champagne. A widowed geisha proprietor struggles to keep her business afloat in postwar Tokyo. Naruse's camera observes the quotidian realities of women in a changing world.

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Mikio Naruse directed A la deriva in 1956. See Mikio Naruse's full filmography, where to start with Mikio Naruse, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mikio Naruse.

A la deriva was released in 1956 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.