Flowing
流れる
1956 · 1h 57m · Drama · Japan
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portrays the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.
Directed by
Mikio NaruseBased on the novel by
Aya Kōda6.4Smart score
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based on novel or bookchange vs traditionfinancial difficultiesgeishahouseholdjapanese womanmaidmoney disputemother and daughtershōwa era (1926-89)tokyo, japantradition vs modernitywidowwomenyoung woman
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