Character Relationships in Floating Clouds

Yukiko Koda (played by Hideko Takamine) is a protagonist in Floating Clouds. The protagonist, a former secretary expatriated from French Indochina. She pursues Kengo, renews their affair, survives economically by becoming an American soldier's mistress, has an abortion after getting pregnant by Kengo, and eventually follows him to Yakushima where she dies from poor health. Kengo Tomioka (played by Masayuki Mori) appears in Floating Clouds. A forestry project engineer and Yukiko's long-term lover. He promises to divorce his sickly wife but refuses, continues his extramarital relationship with Yukiko, later dates a married younger woman, and takes a new job on Yakushima island. Kuniko Tomioka (played by Chieko Nakakita) appears in Floating Clouds. Kengo's chronically ill wife whom he initially refuses to divorce. Her eventual death from illness prompts Yukiko to follow Kengo to his new location.

Character Relationship Map: Floating Clouds

Floating Clouds (1955) Poster

Floating Clouds (1955) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Key Relationships

Story Analysis

A woman's tragic pursuit of love and survival in post-war Japan.

Plot Progression

  1. Exile and Return
  2. Broken Promises
  3. False Liberation
  4. Fading on Yakushima

Directed by Mikio Naruse

Floating Clouds (1955) · 7.7/10 · drama, romance