Floating Clouds

Naruse does what he does best: the quiet desperation of love. A returned soldier and a former typist struggle to find their way in postwar Japan, rekindling an affair that promises more than it can deliver. It's a film of longing glances and unspoken regrets, where happiness remains just out of reach.

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Mikio Naruse directed Floating Clouds in 1955. See Mikio Naruse's full filmography, where to start with Mikio Naruse, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mikio Naruse.

Floating Clouds was released in 1955 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.