Flora on the Sand
1964, Japanese. Directed by Kō Nakahira.
One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into conversation with an unfamiliar young lady Akiko. She invites Ichiro back to a hotel where they make love but part without even exchanging names. A week later, they have a second chance encounter at the observatory. This time, Ichiro is the one who pursues her. Back at the hotel, Akiko begs Ichiro to give her sister – Kyoko, a bar hostess – absolute hell. Akiko resents her sister for lecturing on chastity, while wantonly indulging in promiscuous activity. Ichiro takes an interest in Kyoko and sets out towards her bar…
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 29 August 1964
- Original title
- 砂の上の植物群
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kō Nakahira, Ichirō Ikeda, Akira Kato
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Flora on the Sand runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Flora on the Sand isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 August 1964. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Flora on the Sand?
Flora on the Sand (1964) was directed by Kō Nakahira and stars Noboru Nakaya, Kazuko Inano, Mieko Nishio.