Flowing

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 Flowing 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.

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