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A Story of Floating Weeds

1934·86 min

A Story of Floating Weeds

Directed by 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.

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Takeshi Sakamoto

Kihachi

Otsune

Shinkichi

Otaka

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Writer

Hideo Shigehara

Director of Photography

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A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) is about 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.

Who directed A Story of Floating Weeds?

Yasujirō Ozu directed A Story of Floating Weeds (1934).

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