Flowing
1956 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 1,240 VOTES · DIR. Mikio Naruse
Overview
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 portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,322 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:44 FLOWING
00:07:37 It's pronounced "Rika"
00:11:38 Very well. All the best
00:16:17 So, have you had any news from Osaka?
00:21:23 Me?
00:25:39 Oharu, do we have any sake left?
00:31:13 There's no way we're paying that!
00:36:42 - Yes? - Can you help me hold her?
00:41:28 I'm really hungry
00:46:32 Mr Momiji? It's Someka here
00:51:36 You silly woman!
00:56:05 Pleased to see you
01:00:37 Hey, did you know?
01:05:16 I'll come by and pick up Namie's things later in my car
01:10:50 - You have such beautiful skin - Not any more!
01:15:39 Oh, it all makes me so jealous!
01:19:53 Please tell sister that I'm taking a day off
01:25:31 It's such an honour to be asked to take your place, mistress
01:29:57 ...and making money through entertainment
01:34:34 I'll call on her soon to thank her
01:38:56 She hasn't returned home yet
01:43:07 You know nothing about men!
01:48:14 So?
300:00:00 How do they reckon that much?
Cast & Characters
Kinuyo Tanaka
Rika Yamanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Oharu
Isuzu Yamada
Otsuta
Hideko Takamine
Katsuyo, Otsuta's daughter
Mariko Okada
Nanako
Haruko Sugimura
Someka
Sumiko Kurishima
Ohama
Chieko Nakakita
Yoneko, Otsuta's sister
Natsuko Kahara
Otoyo, Otsuta's sister
Seiji Miyaguchi
Namie's uncle
Daisuke Katô
Yoneko's ex
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,322
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:00:44
Final line300:00:00
Production Record
DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,240