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Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds (1959)

75% User Rating
1h 55min
Drama

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

Yasujirō OzuDirector

Cast

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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

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Yosuke Irie

Sugiyama

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Kimura

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Sentaro

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Shige

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Aiko's Mother

Mutsuko Sakura

Mutsuko Sakura

O-Katsu

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Yae

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Michisumi Sugawara

Kyaku

Tatsuo Hanabu

Tatsuo Hanabu

Rokusaburo

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Tadashi Date

Sensho

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Tsutomu Nakata

Kamenosuke

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Hachirô Misumi

Sailor

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Taro Marui

Shokichi

Saburo Sakai

Saburo Sakai

Guest's Father

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Koh Sugita

Wharf Worker

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Masatoki Sasaki

Ume Family Father

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Kisao Tobita

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Osamu Maruyama

Tokezo

Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Aiko's Father

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Yoshiaki Fujimura

Nagataro

Masahiko Shimazu

Masahiko Shimazu

Masao

Tsûsai Sugawara

Tsûsai Sugawara

Sushi Restaurant Customer

Reviews (1)

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Rating 70%

August 20, 2025

Ozu dark mode. Color surprisingly got him painting characters with a different pallete and they all shady except the mom. Suppose it reflects a different era but quite entertaining

Media

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Roger Ebert on Ozu's Floating Weeds

Roger Ebert on Ozu's Floating Weeds

FLOATING WEEDS (Masters of Cinema) Original Theatrical Trailer

FLOATING WEEDS (Masters of Cinema) Original Theatrical Trailer

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