A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
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.
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
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Takeshi Sakamoto as Kihachi |
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Chōko Iida as Otsune |
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Kōji Mitsui as Shinkichi |
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Emiko Yagumo as Otaka |
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Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Otoki |
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Tomio Aoki as Tomio |
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Reikō Tani as Tomio's Father |
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Seiji Nishimura as Kichi |
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Nagamasa Yamada as Mā kō |
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Kiyoshi Aono as Sword trainer |
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Mitsuru Wakamiya as Station attendant |
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Mariko Aoyama as Barber's landlady |
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Mitsumura Ikebe as Villager |
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Munenobu Yui as |
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Chishū Ryū as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Directing | Yasujirō Ozu | Director |
| Writing | Yasujirō Ozu | Story |
| Writing | Tadao Ikeda | Writer |
| Editing | Hideo Shigehara | Editor |
| Camera | Hideo Shigehara | Director of Photography |
| Art | Shintarô Mishima | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Gen Kenkichi | Assistant Director |
| Art | Yoshio Hino | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harue Haga | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Kazuo Ishikawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hamao Negishi | Assistant Director |
| Art | Yakichi Otani | Set Designer |
| Art | Tatsuo Hamada | Art Direction |
| Directing | Haruo Tanaka | Assistant Director |
| Art | Ryôzô Sumida | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Toshimitsu Nakajima | Gaffer |
| Art | Hidesaburô Fujioka | Title Designer |