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A Story of Floating Weeds

浮草物語

1934·86 min·JP
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Drama

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.

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Cast

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Kihachi

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Otsune

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Shinkichi

Emiko Yagumo

Emiko Yagumo

Otaka

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Otoki

Tomio Aoki

Tomio Aoki

Tomio

Reikō Tani

Reikō Tani

Tomio's Father

Seiji Nishimura

Seiji Nishimura

Kichi

N

Nagamasa Yamada

Mā kō

K

Kiyoshi Aono

Sword trainer

M

Mitsuru Wakamiya

Station attendant

M

Mariko Aoyama

Barber's landlady

M

Mitsumura Ikebe

Villager

M

Munenobu Yui

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)

Crew

Yasujirō Ozu

writer

Hideo Shigehara

cinematographer

Tadao Ikeda

writer

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