
Floating Weeds(1959)
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.


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.

Takeshi Sakamoto
Kihachi

Chōko Iida
Otsune

Kōji Mitsui
Shinkichi

Emiko Yagumo
Otaka

Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Otoki

Tomio Aoki
Tomio

Reikō Tani
Tomio's Father

Seiji Nishimura
Kichi
Nagamasa Yamada
Mā kō
Kiyoshi Aono
Sword trainer
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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