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Kinuyo Tanaka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Mariko Okada, Haruko Sugimura

Long regarded as one of Japanese cinema's preeminent geisha films, Mikio Naruse's Flowing (AKA Nagareru, 1956) was produced at a point in history when the traditional geisha (not whores, but asexual p... read more read more...erformers - the Japanese equivalent of salonnères, who entertained male clients with singing, dancing and instrumentation) found their way of life overshadowed and nearly extinguished by the encroaching popularity of prostitution. The narrative, as adapted from a book by Kodo Aya, concerns Rika (Kinuyo Tanaka), a widow whose dire financial circumstances force her to take a housemaid assignment in a failing Tokyo geisha house. Naruse reveals, through Rika's eyes, the mistress's (Isuzu Yamada) valiant struggles to keep the house from regressing into a brothel or a restaurant; he also introduces us to the individual geishas, who quarrel with one another, drink copious amounts of liquor, and struggle with anxiety over the increasing certainty that their centuries-old way of life will soon become extinct. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: Mikio Naruse

Release Date: November 20, 1956

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  • animegirlaya
    August 14, 2011
    animegirlaya
    A favourite throw cinema here and i can see why as it exsplores someones personality and style that makes up us. I can somewhat call it overrated but still good.

    I liked the direction and acting but it good very slow most times and near the end. Still it's filming techniques k... read moreept me right their.

    Nice setting and music, and if your a fan of this stuff i say see it.

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Keith Uhlich
November 7, 2005
Keith Uhlich, Slant Magazine

The examination of behavior via cinema might be posited as the primary thematic obsession of Naruse's filmography. Full Review

Vincent Canby
December 6, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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December 6, 2005
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader

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