A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 26min
- Drama
- Jan 1994 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast
| Takeshi Sakamoto | ... |
Kihachi
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| ChĂ´ko Iida | ... |
Otsune, Ka-yan
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| KĂ´ji Mitsui | ... |
Shinkichi
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Emiko Yagumo | ... |
Otaka
(as Rieko Yagumo)
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| Yoshiko Tsubouchi | ... |
Otoki
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| Tomio Aoki | ... |
Tomi-boh
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ReikĂ´ Tani | ... |
Tomibo's father
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Kiyoshi Aono | ... |
Sword trainer
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Mariko Aoyama | ... |
Barber's landlady
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Mitsumura Ikebe | ... |
Villager
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Seiji Nishimura | ... |
Kichi, an actor
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Mitsuru Wakamiya | ... |
Station attendant
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Nagamasa Yamada | ... |
Maako, an actor
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Munenobu Yui |
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| ChishĂ» RyĂ» | ... |
Shouting audience member (uncredited)
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Directed by
| YasujirĂ´ Ozu | ||
Written by
| Tadao Ikeda | ... | () |
| YasujirĂ´ Ozu | ... | (story) (as James Maki) |
Cinematography by
| Hideo Shigehara | ||
Film Editing by
| Hideo Shigehara | ||
Art Direction by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Set Decoration by
| Yoshio Hino | ||
| ShintarĂ´ Mishima | ||
Makeup Department
| Harue Haga | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kazuo Ishikawa | ... | assistant director |
| Gen Kenkichi | ... | assistant director |
| Hamao Negishi | ... | assistant director |
| Haruo Tanaka | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yakichi Otani | ... | set designer |
| RyĂ´zĂ´ Sumida | ... | set designer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yûharu Atsuta | ... | lighting technician |
| Masao Irie | ... | lighting technician |
| Toshimitsu Nakajima | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| TaizĂ´ SaitĂ´ | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Donald Sosin | ... | composer: new piano score |
Additional Crew
| KentarĂ´ Abe | ... | film development |
| HidesaburĂ´ Fujioka | ... | title designer |
| Kiyomitsu Hinata | ... | text photography |
| Toshimi Nassho | ... | film development |
| Den Takayama | ... | stage manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Koch Media (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Ozu Edition)
- New Yorker Films (1994) (United States)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A troupe of actors comes to town, short on funds and bedeviled by bad weather, so they can't put on shows. Kihachi is the troupe's leader. He steals off every day to visit Otsune (an ex-lover) and their son, Shinkichi, who believes his father is a long-dead civil servant. Kihachi has been paying Shinkichi's tuition, and he's now at university. Kihachi's lover, Otaka, the troupe's lead actress, learns Kihachi's secret and plots to ruin Shinkichi and humiliate Kihachi: she offers money to Otoki, the troupe's ingénue, to seduce Shinkichi. Soon the boy is head over heels, and Otoki finds herself with feelings for him. Can this end well or is tragedy at hand?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #232. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remade as Floating Weeds (1959). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The film title and credits are placed before a backdrop of plain sackcloth. This would become a trademark of YasujirĂ´ Ozu films. See more » |
| 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. See more » |