Drama · Japan · 1959 · 1h 55m

Floating Weeds

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Floating Weeds poster
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Ganjirō Nakamura II as Komajuro Arashi Machiko Kyō as Sumiko Ayako Wakao as Kayo Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Kiyoshi Haruko Sugimura as Oyoshi Hitomi Nozoe as Aiko
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Toyo Suzuki — Editor Takanobu Saitō — Original Music Composer Yasujirō Ozu — Screenplay Kōgo Noda — Screenplay Tadao Ikeda — Screenplay
Synopsis

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Trailer Floating Weeds — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
loveremakefamily abandonmentmistressunknown fatheraging actorpaternity revealedpost war japanillegitimate sontheater troupefather son conflictactor
Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Toyo Suzuki Editor Takanobu Saitō Original Music Composer Yasujirō Ozu Screenplay Kōgo Noda Screenplay Tadao Ikeda Screenplay Masaichi Nagata Producer Hideo Matsuyama Production Design
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