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An actor's mistress schemes to bring down her lover's son.
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A Story of Floating Weeds might not be a masterpiece from...
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The leader (Ganjirô Nakamura) of a traveling acting troupe...
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A Story of Floating Weeds might not be a masterpiece from Ozu but certainly is a success. Full Review | Original Score: A- | Aug 28, 2022
A Story of Floating Weeds (浮草物語, Ukigusa monogatari) is a 1934 silent film directed by Yasujirō Ozu which he later remade as Floating Weeds in 1959 in color. It won the Kinema Junpo Award for best film.
A Story of Floating Weeds: Directed by Yasujirô Ozu. With Takeshi Sakamoto, Chôko Iida, Kôji Mitsui, Emiko Yagumo. A kabuki actor's mistress hatches a jealous plot to bring down her lover's son.
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- Drama
- Yasujirô Ozu
- 1994-01
The leader (Ganjirô Nakamura) of a traveling acting troupe meets his former mistress (Haruko Sugimura) and their illegitimate son (Hiroshi Kawaguchi).
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- Ganjirô Nakamura
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Daiei Studios
With a vivid sense of character and the world of rural Japan, he sketches a poignant tale of family secrets, jealousy, and creative community, buoyed by grace notes of humanist observation and by luminous black-and-white cinematography that shows his spare yet lyrical visuals at their most soulful.
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The film holds a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 23 critics. The site's critical consensus states: "Floating Weeds boasts the visual beauty and deep tenderness of director Yasujiro Ozu's most memorable films -- and it's one of the few the master shot in color."
