
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Undercurrent leans on a strong ensemble — Fujiko Yamamoto, Ken Uehara, Keizō Kawasaki — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1956.
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A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
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