Drama, Romance  •  1958  •  97 min

Flower's Yearning (1958)

Flower's Yearning poster

Flower's Yearning (1958)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.0

Overview

Domoto Kozue, a gifted young ikebana artist, shoulders the legacy of her late father’s school while navigating the pressures of family expectation and an arranged marriage. Her path shifts when she encounters Shinichi, whose presence stirs both inspiration and conflict within the tightly bound world around her. Amid love, rivalry, and the fragile beauty of flowers, Kozue must decide how to shape her own future.


Starring Cast

Yôko Tsukasa  •   Akira Takarada  •   Mitsuko Kusabue  •   Minoru Chiaki

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's rating is neutral due to the absence of specific thematic or narrative details that would indicate a leaning towards any particular political ideology.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie's DEI characteristics are assessed as neutral, given the absence of specific details regarding its casting and narrative elements for evaluation. Without information on character representation or thematic framing, a baseline assessment is applied.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Flower's Yearning' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal of queer identity to evaluate, resulting in a net impact rating of N/A.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on the information provided, the film 'Flower's Yearning' does not contain identifiable transgender characters or themes, thus rendering an evaluation of its portrayal as N/A.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This 1958 film is an original Japanese drama. There is no evidence of it being an adaptation of prior source material or a biopic with pre-established characters whose genders could have been altered.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

This 1958 Japanese drama does not adapt any source material or historical figures where a character's race was established differently from their on-screen portrayal. There is no evidence of a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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N/A
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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