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A Story of Floating Weeds

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7.0/10 • 55

1934-11-231h 26m

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.

Directors
Yasujirō Ozu
Writters
Tadao Ikeda
Editors
Tadao Ikeda, Hideo Shigehara

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  1. Takeshi Sakamoto

    Takeshi Sakamoto

    Kihachi

  2. Chōko Iida

    Chōko Iida

    Otsune

  3. Kōji Mitsui

    Kōji Mitsui

    Shinkichi

  4. Emiko Yagumo

    Emiko Yagumo

    Otaka

  5. Yoshiko Tsubouchi

    Yoshiko Tsubouchi

    Otoki

  6. Tomio Aoki

    Tomio Aoki

    Tomio

  7. Reikō Tani

    Reikō Tani

    Tomio's Father

  8. Chishū Ryū

    Chishū Ryū

    Audience Member

  9. Seiji Nishimura

    Seiji Nishimura

    Kichi

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CinemaSerf

Oct 22, 2023

7/10

When a troupe of entertainers arrive in a small town after a four-year absence, "Kihachi" (Takeshi Sakamoto) is hoping to reunite with his now adult son "Shinkichi" (Kôji Mitsui). Snag? Well his mother - and the erstwhile mistress of our circus master - "Otsune" (Chôko Iida) has brought the lad up believing that his father was a successful civil servant, as that he is dead! Now to be fair to "Kihachi", though he did not hang around and be a traditional father - his lifestyle could not have supported that - he has provided for his son by funding his schooling which has seen the young man recently graduate and so looking at a promising, professional, future. Though hardly ideal, things with this family are settled. Until, that is, "Otaka" (Emiko Yagumo) finds out their secret. She is the current lover of "Kihachi" and a fellow entertainer - and she's pretty livid. Revenge? Well she concocts a plan to engage a young colleague "Otoki" (Yoshiko Tsubouchi) to ensnare the young "Shinkichi" so she can ruin his reputation and cause maximum distress to his parents. What nobody really counts on is that "Shinkichi" is in many ways wiser than his years, and when he and "Otoki" really do start to fall in love, consternation on all fronts ensues and tempers flair before truths emerge and... On the face of it, this sounds a little like a soap opera. What Yasujirô Ozu does here though, is imbue the characters with a degree of personality. We feel, watching, that we too have skin in their game as the manipulation and lies are countered by decency and, dare I say it, true love - and not always where you expect it. It looks great, the photography is frequently intense without being in your face and the sound-track add a richness to the humanity of this story that really does make it engaging to watch. I saw this recently on a big screen in London, and it was captivating.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
revengefamily abandonmentmistresstrainunknown fathersilent filmaging actorpaternity revealedmale bondingfinancial ruinillegitimate sontheater troupejapanese mankabukistarting overfather son conflictremadeactorwoman scornedabsent fatherrevenge for cheating