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Drama
1h 55m

Floating Weeds (1959)

Overview

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences. A remake of Ozu's own silent film The Story of Floating Weeds (1934).
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Yasujirō Ozu profile
Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Kōgo Noda profile
Kōgo Noda

Screenplay

Cast

Ganjirō Nakamura II profile
Ganjirō Nakamura II

Komajuro Arashi

Machiko Kyō profile
Machiko Kyō

Sumiko

Ayako Wakao profile
Ayako Wakao

Kayo

Hiroshi Kawaguchi profile
Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Kiyoshi

Haruko Sugimura profile
Haruko Sugimura

Oyoshi

Hitomi Nozoe profile
Hitomi Nozoe

Aiko

Chishū Ryū profile
Chishū Ryū

Theatre Owner

Kōji Mitsui profile
Kōji Mitsui

Kichinosuke

Haruo Tanaka profile
Haruo Tanaka

Yatazo

Yosuke Irie profile
Yosuke Irie

Sugiyama

Hikaru Hoshi profile
Hikaru Hoshi

Kimura

Mantarō Ushio profile
Mantarō Ushio

Sentaro

Ganjirō Nakamura II profile
Ganjirō Nakamura II

Komajuro Arashi

Machiko Kyō profile
Machiko Kyō

Sumiko

Ayako Wakao profile
Ayako Wakao

Kayo

Hiroshi Kawaguchi profile
Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Kiyoshi

Haruko Sugimura profile
Haruko Sugimura

Oyoshi

Hitomi Nozoe profile
Hitomi Nozoe

Aiko

Chishū Ryū profile
Chishū Ryū

Theatre Owner

Kōji Mitsui profile
Kōji Mitsui

Kichinosuke

Haruo Tanaka profile
Haruo Tanaka

Yatazo

Yosuke Irie profile
Yosuke Irie

Sugiyama

Hikaru Hoshi profile
Hikaru Hoshi

Kimura

Mantarō Ushio profile
Mantarō Ushio

Sentaro

Extra

Release Date

November 17, 1959

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Available On

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Videos

Roger Ebert on Ozu's Floating Weeds thumbnail
Roger Ebert on Ozu's Floating Weeds
FLOATING WEEDS (Masters of Cinema) Original Theatrical Trailer thumbnail
FLOATING WEEDS (Masters of Cinema) Original Theatrical Trailer

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