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Flowing
72%
Movie
1h 57m
AI Analysis
Flowing (1956) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Flowing (1956) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~117 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Flowing 72% (34 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Flowing is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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from 34 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1956-11-20
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- TMDB rating
- 7.2
- TMDB ID
- 46493
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Where can I watch Flowing (1956)?
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Is there an official trailer for Flowing?
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What is Flowing about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Flowing?
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How long is the movie Flowing?
The official runtime for Flowing is approximately 117 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Rika Yamanaka / Oharu

Isuzu Yamada
Otsuta

Hideko Takamine
Katsuyo

Mariko Okada
Nanako

Haruko Sugimura
Someka

Sumiko Kurishima
Ohama

Chieko Nakakita
Yoneko

Natsuko Kahara
Otoyo

Seiji Miyaguchi
Namie's Uncle

Daisuke Katō
Yoneko's Ex

Nobuo Nakamura
Doctor

Noboru Nakaya
Saeki, Ohama's newphew

Kumeko Otowa
Tsurumoto maid

Yoshie Minami
- S
Shin Tatsuoka
Muramatsu

Kichijirō Ueda
Kanbutsuya Owner
- F
Fumindo Matsuo
Patrol Officer

Senkichi Ōmura
Byakuya, Chinese restaurant owner
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