Floating Clouds
浮雲
1955 · 2h 3m · Drama, Romance · Japan · Rated U (FR)
So short is the life of a flower, yet so much hardships it suffered.
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.
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based on novel or bookbathingemotionalforbidden lovemelodramapost war japanromancetokyo, japanwartime
RatingU (FR)
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