A Story of Floating Weeds

浮草物語

1934·86'

Yasujirō Ozu

Drama

Japanese

Letterboxd TMDB #44163

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.

Cast

Takeshi Sakamoto Kihachi Chōko Iida Otsune Kōji Mitsui Shinkichi Emiko Yagumo Otaka Yoshiko Tsubouchi Otoki Tomio Aoki Tomio Reikō Tani Tomio's Father Seiji Nishimura Kichi

Nagamasa Yamada Mā kō

Kiyoshi Aono Sword trainer

Mitsuru Wakamiya Station attendant

Mariko Aoyama Barber's landlady

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