Is Floating Clouds sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Floating Clouds end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Floating Clouds violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Floating Clouds scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Floating Clouds easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Floating Clouds

Name: Floating Clouds
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1955
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Mariko Okada, Isao Yamagata, Chieko Nakakita

So short is the life of a flower, yet so much hardships it suffered.

Directed by Mikio Naruse

Produced by TOHO

1955123 min7.7 / 10

A melancholic post-war romance about a doomed affair between a married man and a young woman, suffused with longing and the transience of human connection.

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.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story East Asian History & Culture Nudity and Undress Romantic Love Stories

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Bathing Forbidden Love Post War Japan

Questions people ask

Is Floating Clouds sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Floating Clouds end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Floating Clouds violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Floating Clouds scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Floating Clouds easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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