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This 1959 Ozu production centers on the likable but fallible leader of an itinerant acting troupe (floating weeds being the Japanese name for such groups), Kimajuro, played brilliantly by Ganjiro Nakamura. The film opens on a lazy, stagnant river as the troupe lays spread about on a boat deck drifting downstream. It's obvious .. Read more
| Starring | Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo, Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi |
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| Director | Yasujiro Ozu |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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This remake of Story of Floating Weeds, a movie Ozu made in the '30s, is unusual for being one of the Master's few... read more on Time Out
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A wonderful tale, wonderfully told
A remake by Ozu of his own 1934 original, Floating Weeds explores themes of love and regret, duty and longing. Nakamura is the head of a travelling theatre ... read more »
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polished gem
A fairly ropy Japanese drama company are stranded in 50's Okinawa and slowly things fall apart as relationships start , are remembered and endure .
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Rave
Raving I am entranced by Ozus films. They have several outstanding characteristics superb visual presentation and gentle, frequently ... read more »
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Closely and quietly observed
I like this film a lot. Ozus simple, static camera style builds up a quiet intensity, and allows you to simply observe the characters without distraction... read more »
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Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds is a wonderful evocation of post-war provincial Japan in transition, and a timeless study of the decline of traditional touring theatre: the ... read more »
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Floating Weeds
Very fine character study and authentic reprensitaon of Janese doemsetic and social life in the city in the late 50s under American occupation. Confict between... read more »
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Not for me
The plotline is so subtle as to be virtually non-existent. A bit like Japanese watercolor, I suppose. I struggled to follow the story halfway through, got ... read more »
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Underated
This is the most lovely film, the scenes that incorporate rain are on a par with anything Kurosawa has directed.
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not as good as Tokyo Story
Fairly slight tale which is a gentle comedy upto the last 1/2 hour when tries to add more drama but is more of an insight into the attitudes between man and ... read more »
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A wonderful tale, wonderfully told
A remake by Ozu of his own 1934 original, Floating Weeds explores themes of love and regret, duty and longing. Nakamura is the head of a travelling theatre ... read more »