Japan Synopsis
花咲く港
The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 1940s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1940s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Port of Flowers premiered. 20 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
7.2
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier
Ranked #1,891 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan War productions specifically: #60 of 105 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 22m |
| Release Date | July 29, 1943 |
| IMDb | tt0035964 |