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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.
Starring
Kinuyo Tanaka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Flowing was released 70 years ago in 1956.
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 ...
Flowing is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 57m.
CAST (20)
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
ST
Shin Tatsuoka
Muramatsu
Kichijirō Ueda
Kanbutsuya Owner
FM
Fumindo Matsuo
Patrol Officer
Senkichi Ōmura
Byakuya, Chinese restaurant owner
CI
Chiyo Izumi
Namie
NM
Natsuko Matsumoto
Fujiko
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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 give up. This film portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.
How long is Flowing?
Flowing has a runtime of 117 minutes (1h 57m).
Who stars in Flowing?
The cast of Flowing includes Kinuyo Tanaka, Isuzu Yamada, Hideko Takamine, Mariko Okada, Haruko Sugimura.
What is the rating of Flowing?
Flowing has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 based on 34 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama