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Flowing poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.7 / 100
1956·Drama·1h 57m

FLOWING

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.

Above the Line
Mikio Naruse·DirectorToshiro Ide·ScreenplaySumie Tanaka·WriterMasao Tamai·Director of PhotographyIchirō Saitō·Original Music ComposerEiji Ooi·Editor
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka·Rika Yamanaka / OharuIsuzu Yamada·OtsutaHideko Takamine·KatsuyoMariko Okada·NanakoHaruko Sugimura·SomekaSumiko Kurishima·OhamaChieko Nakakita·YonekoNatsuko Kahara·OtoyoSeiji Miyaguchi·Namie's UncleDaisuke Katō·Yoneko's Ex
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 2
Mikio Naruse·DirectorMasayoshi Kawanishi·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Sumie Tanaka·WriterToshiro Ide·ScreenplayAya Kōda·Novel
Camera· 1
Masao Tamai·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Eiji Ooi·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Ichirō Saitō·Original Music ComposerChôshichirô Mikami·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 1
Satoru Chūko·Production Design
Production· 2
Sanezumi Fujimoto·ProducerTakehiro Shimada·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Chōshirō Ishii·Gaffer
By the Numbers
72.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Flowing's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Melancholy
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster is in black and white. It features two Japanese women indoors. One woman is seated on the floor wearing a polka dot kimono, her face resting on”

Key Elements
KimonoPaperPenTeapotsTable
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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