Directed by Mikio Naruse. Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Haruko Sugimura, Sumiko Kurishima.

Based on a novel by Aya Koda, Flowing is not only the best film of Naruse's long career, but also one of the most artful examples of a film adaptation of a literary work (Naruse's specialty). Starring some of Japan's leading actresses of the 1950s, the film offers a stark portrait of a fading geisha house as seen through the eyes of its maid, played by Tanaka.

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General Public Welcome

All Prints 35mm, with English Subtitles

Program Includes Films Rarely Screened Outside Japan