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A Story of Floating Weeds

A Story of Floating Weeds

19347.21h 26m

Overview

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Written by Yasujirō Ozu, Tadao Ikeda
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Top Cast

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Kihachi

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Otsune

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Shinkichi

Emiko Yagumo

Emiko Yagumo

Otaka

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Otoki

Tomio Aoki

Tomio Aoki

Tomio

Reikō Tani

Reikō Tani

Tomio's Father

Seiji Nishimura

Seiji Nishimura

Kichi

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Nagamasa Yamada

Mā kō

K

Kiyoshi Aono

Sword trainer

Themes & Keywords

revengefamily abandonmentmistresstrainunknown fathersilent filmaging actorpaternity revealedmale bondingfinancial ruinillegitimate sontheater troupejapanese mankabukistarting overfather son conflictremadeactorwoman scornedabsent fatherrevenge for cheating

About A Story of Floating Weeds

A Story of Floating Weeds is a drama film released in 1934 exploring themes of revenge, family abandonment, mistress, train, unknown father, silent film. Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, it stars Takeshi Sakamoto, Chōko Iida, Kōji Mitsui. An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.

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