The best masterpiece of the Mikio Naruse director work which drew love and the tragedy of the woman who degraded herself together with a loose man during the postwar confusion period for wartime.

Floating Clouds is a dramatic masterpiece by director Mikio Naruse who is also known for Repast and Two in the Shadow. The tragic love story is set in the turbulent period after the war. Yukiko knows Tomioka is self-indulgent but she can't help herself from being dragged down with him. This is one of leading actress Hideko Takamine's best-known roles.