Floating Weeds
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Yasujiro Ozu
Director
Ganjiro Nakamura
Komajuro
Haruko Sugimura
Oyoshi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Kiyoshi
Machiko Kyo
Sumiko
Ayako Wakao
Kayo
Film Details
Also Known As
Ukigusa
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
New York opening: 24 Nov 1970
Production Company
Daiei Motion Picture Co.
Distribution Company
Altura Films International
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the screenplay for the film Ukigusa monogatari by Tadao Ikeda (Japan, 1934).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Synopsis
Komajuro and his troupe of actors arrive at a small seaside town to perform traditional Japanese drama. He meets Oyoshi, his former mistress, and their illegitimate son, Kiyoshi. Neglecting his responsibility to the troupe, Komajuro spends most of his time with his son, who knows him only as an uncle. Sumiko, Komajuro's present mistress, learns of Komajuro's behavior and plots to have Kayo, a pretty young actress, seduce the son. The plan fails when Kayo and Kiyoshi fall in love, and the troupe is forced to disband in financial ruin. Nevertheless, Komajuro again abandons Oyoshi and continues his travels with Sumiko.
Director
Yasujiro Ozu
Director
Cast
Ganjiro Nakamura
Komajuro
Haruko Sugimura
Oyoshi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Kiyoshi
Machiko Kyo
Sumiko
Ayako Wakao
Kayo
Koji Mitsui
Kichinosuke
Mutsuko Sakura
Mantaro Ushio
Haruo Tanaka
Hitomi Nozoe
Chishu Ryu
Crew
Film Details
Also Known As
Ukigusa
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
New York opening: 24 Nov 1970
Production Company
Daiei Motion Picture Co.
Distribution Company
Altura Films International
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the screenplay for the film Ukigusa monogatari by Tadao Ikeda (Japan, 1934).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
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Filmed on location on the Kii Peninsula, Shijima. Released in Japan in November 1959 as Ukigusa.
