Floating Clouds (Ukigumo)
Saturday, November 7, 2026 to Monday, November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Siskel Film Center
screening
1955, Mikio Naruse, Japan, 123 mins. In Japanese with English subtitles. Based on a novel by Fumiko Hayashi, FLOATING CLOUDS is Naruse's most admired film, winner of Japan's annual Kinema Jumpo poll. A typist and a married man meet in occupied Indochina during the war. This moment of bliss yokes them together in a tormented relationship that stretches across postwar Japan and its history, moving from the bombed-out ruins of Tokyo to a powerful climax on the rainy southern island of Yakushima. Part of the "25 For 25" series celebrating 25 years on State Street.
Showtimes: Sat, Nov 7, 2:00 PM; Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM