History ·Comedy · Japan · 1955 · 1h 46m

Floating Weeds Diary

浮草日記

Floating Weeds Diary poster
Director
Satsuo Yamamoto
Cast
Keiko Tsushima as Yayoi Ichikawa Kenji Sugawara as Kichiji Ichikawa Eijirō Tōno as Magoro Ichikawa Eitarō Ozawa as Kappei Matsumoto as Nakamura Yasushi Nagata as Hirano
Crew
Minoru Maeda — Director of Photography Akikazu Kono — Editor Yasushi Akutagawa — Original Music Composer Toshio Yasumi — Screenplay Masayuki Satō — Producer Kazuo Kubo — Production Design
Synopsis

A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins, however, a miners' strike is announced, creating an uproar. In addition, the players find they have been cheated out of their profits by a crooked impresario.

Key Collaborators
Satsuo Yamamoto Director Minoru Maeda Director of Photography Akikazu Kono Editor Yasushi Akutagawa Original Music Composer Toshio Yasumi Screenplay Masayuki Satō Producer Kazuo Kubo Production Design
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