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A Story of Floating Weeds

Original title: Ukikusa monogatari
  • 19341934
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
3.1K
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POPULARITY
68,799
9,311
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
Drama
A kabuki actor's mistress hatches a jealous plot to bring down her lover's son.A kabuki actor's mistress hatches a jealous plot to bring down her lover's son.A kabuki actor's mistress hatches a jealous plot to bring down her lover's son.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
68,799
9,311
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    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • Tadao Ikeda
      • Yasujirô Ozu(story)
    • Stars
      • Takeshi Sakamoto
      • Chôko Iida
      • Kôji Mitsui
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • Tadao Ikeda
      • Yasujirô Ozu(story)
    • Stars
      • Takeshi Sakamoto
      • Chôko Iida
      • Kôji Mitsui
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Emiko Yagumo in A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
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    Takeshi Sakamoto and Emiko Yagumo in A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
    Chôko Iida in A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
    Yoshiko Tsubouchi in A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)

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    Takeshi Sakamoto
    Takeshi Sakamoto
    • Kihachi
    Chôko Iida
    Chôko Iida
    • Otsune, Ka-yan
    Kôji Mitsui
    Kôji Mitsui
    • Shinkichi
    • (as Hideo Mitsui)
    Emiko Yagumo
    • Otaka
    • (as Rieko Yagumo)
    Yoshiko Tsubouchi
    Yoshiko Tsubouchi
    • Otoki
    Tomio Aoki
    Tomio Aoki
    • Tomi-boh
    Reikô Tani
    • Tomibo's father
    Kiyoshi Aono
    • Sword trainer
    Mariko Aoyama
    • Barber's landlady
    Mitsumura Ikebe
    • Villager
    Seiji Nishimura
    • Kichi, an actor
    Mitsuru Wakamiya
    • Station attendant
    Nagamasa Yamada
    • Maako, an actor
    Munenobu Yui
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Shouting audience member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Writers
      • Tadao Ikeda
      • Yasujirô Ozu(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #232.
    • Quotes

      Kihachi: What did you plan to do with my son?

      Otaka: Who cares about your son? He's cheap, like you, playing around with actresses.

      [Kihachi beats Otaka]

      Otaka: Are you sorry? I hope you'll be very sorry. The world is like a lottery. You take your ups and your downs. Let's make up please. That makes us even, you see. Just think how I feel.

    • Crazy credits
      The film title and credits are placed before a backdrop of plain sackcloth. This would become a trademark of Yasujirô Ozu films.
    • Connections
      Remade as Floating Weeds (1959)

    User reviews19

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    Acting up
    This is one of the earliest Ozu films widely available, and the Criterion version is outstanding in quality.

    Its a perfect example of Ozu at his best. Its a gem of a film - beautifully shot, a perfect structure, funny, sad and fascinating. The story is simple enough - a traveling troupe arrive at a town, not realizing the reason the chief actor picked the town is because an old flame of his lives here with his son. His current girlfriend in her jealousy tries to stir things up, but things don't turn out as either expect.

    What is most striking about the film is just how modern it seems. The characters are believable and funny, the female characters are strong and willful, while even the minor characters are nicely sketched out. The acting is nothing short of brilliant, which makes the whole film very entertaining - this is no period piece of academic interest only, its a great work of art and a wonderful film - a masterpiece really.
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    • GyatsoLa
    • Aug 19, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • None
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Història d'una herba errant
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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