Floating Vessel

1957 1h 58m JA

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Floating Vessel (源氏物語浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn from parts of the famous Genji monogatari by Lady Murasaki.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa
Fujiko Yamamoto
Ukifune
Nobuko Otowa
Raizō Ichikawa
Michiko Ai
Teruyo Asagumo
Mirasaki Fujima
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Emperor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Writers: Teinosuke Kinugasa, Fuji Yahiro
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, shot by Yasukazu Takemura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shigeo Nishida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kazuo Hasegawa and Fujiko Yamamoto and Nobuko Otowa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0051122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Teinosuke Kinugasa directs. Yasukazu Takemura behind the camera. Ichirō Saitō scores. Shigeo Nishida cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, shot by Yasukazu Takemura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shigeo Nishida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kazuo Hasegawa and Fujiko Yamamoto and Nobuko Otowa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0051122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.