{"id":82223,"date":"2022-03-16T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T06:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82223"},"modified":"2022-03-16T23:49:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T06:49:51","slug":"floating-clouds-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82223","title":{"rendered":"Floating Clouds (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You said that you would do anything for me; now you only want to get rid of me!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Poster-211x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Poster-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Poster-190x270.png 190w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Poster.png 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman (Hideko Takamine) seeks out the man (Masayuki Mori) she had an affair with in French Indochina during the war, only to find him still married to his sickly wife (Chieko Nakakita) and flirting with a much younger married woman (Mariko Okada). Will Takamine, who eventually turns to prostitution to survive, be able to forget about Mori and leave him behind &#8212; or are they destined to somehow live a life together?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>Japanese Films<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;most famous film in the 37-year career of Mikio Naruse&#8221; features the star of 17 of his movies &#8212; &#8220;beautiful Hideko Takamine,&#8221; who &#8220;gives a sympathetic performance as a young woman&#8221; who &#8220;will suffer great indignities&#8221; because of her enduring love for a married man. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"883\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine.png 883w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>He argues that &#8220;Naruse wanted the misery of Takamine and the women who are exploited by insensitive men to reflect the depressed, defeated country,&#8221; and asserts that Naruse &#8220;believed that the widespread ill-treatment of women was the reason postwar Japan was such a miserable place.&#8221; He points out that the &#8220;direction by Naruse is typically unobtrusive,&#8221; with the camera rarely moving &#8220;away from the actors&#8221; &#8212; but he notes that rather than &#8220;being static,&#8221; this &#8220;unusual film&#8221; has &#8220;a distinct romantic <em>flow<\/em>,&#8221; and we &#8220;feel deeply about what happens to these interesting people.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Couple.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"884\" height=\"667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Couple.png 884w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Couple-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Couple-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Couple-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Couple-358x270.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I agree with Peary&#8217;s points. These flawed characters &#8212; who often don&#8217;t make &#8220;smart&#8221; decisions, instead basing their responses on passion or familiarity &#8212; feel very real. To that end, however, viewers should be forewarned that the storyline is almost relentlessly bleak; there are no easy solutions or outcomes for these protagonists. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hideko Takamine as Yukiko<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"659\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine3.png 887w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine3-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine3-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine3-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Takamine3-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Masayuki Mori as Kengo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Mori.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Mori.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"893\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Mori.png 893w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Mori-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Mori-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Mori-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Mori-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"671\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Cinematography.png 887w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Cinematography-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Cinematography-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Cinematography-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Floating-Clouds-Cinematography-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, to see Naruse&#8217;s most celebrated film &#8212; but be sure to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4391\"><em>When a Woman Ascends the Stairs<\/em> (1960)<\/a> as well. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0048757\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/film\/floating-clouds\/\">Slant Magazine Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You said that you would do anything for me; now you only want to get rid of me!&#8221; Synopsis: A woman (Hideko Takamine) seeks out the man (Masayuki Mori) she had an affair with in French Indochina during the war, only to find him still married to his sickly wife (Chieko Nakakita) and flirting with a much younger married woman (Mariko Okada). Will Takamine, who eventually turns to prostitution to survive, be able to forget about Mori and leave him&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82223\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82223"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82235,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82223\/revisions\/82235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}