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Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds (1959)

11/20/1970 (US)

01h 55m

Overview

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Yasujirō Ozu
Director, Screenplay
Kōgo Noda
Screenplay
Tadao Ikeda
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Komajuro Arashi

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Sumiko

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Kayo

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Kiyoshi

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Oyoshi

Hitomi Nozoe

Hitomi Nozoe

Aiko

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Theatre Owner

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Kichinosuke

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Yatazo

Media

FLOATING WEEDS (Masters of Cinema) Original Theatrical Trailer

Roger Ebert on Ozu's Floating Weeds

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