A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
Ukikusa monogatari (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 26min
- Drama
- Jan 1994 (USA)
- Movie
A kabuki actor's mistress hatches a jealous plot to bring down her lover's son.
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Cast
| Takeshi Sakamoto | ... |
Kihachi
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| Chôko Iida | ... |
Otsune, Ka-yan
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| Kôji Mitsui | ... |
Shinkichi
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Emiko Yagumo | ... |
Otaka
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| Yoshiko Tsubouchi | ... |
Otoki
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| Tomio Aoki | ... |
Tomi-boh
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Reikô Tani | ... |
Tomibo's father
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Kiyoshi Aono | ... |
Sword trainer
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Mariko Aoyama | ... |
Barber's landlady
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Mitsumura Ikebe | ... |
Villager
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Seiji Nishimura | ... |
Kichi, an actor
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Mitsuru Wakamiya | ... |
Station attendant
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Nagamasa Yamada | ... |
Maako, an actor
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Munenobu Yui |
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| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Shouting audience member (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Yasujirô Ozu | ||
Written by
| Tadao Ikeda | ... | () |
| Yasujirô Ozu | ... | (story) (as James Maki) |
Cinematography by
| Hideo Shigehara | ||
Editing by
| Hideo Shigehara | ||
Art Direction by
| Tatsuo Hamada | ||
Set Decoration by
| Yoshio Hino | ||
| Shintarô Mishima | ||
Makeup Department
| Harue Haga | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kazuo Ishikawa | ... | assistant director |
| Gen Kenkichi | ... | assistant director |
| Hamao Negishi | ... | assistant director |
| Haruo Tanaka | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yakichi Otani | ... | set designer |
| Ryôzô Sumida | ... | set designer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yûharu Atsuta | ... | lighting technician |
| Masao Irie | ... | lighting technician |
| Toshimitsu Nakajima | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Taizô Saitô | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Donald Sosin | ... | composer: new piano score |
Additional Crew
| Kentarô Abe | ... | film development |
| Hidesaburô Fujioka | ... | title designer |
| Kiyomitsu Hinata | ... | text photography |
| Toshimi Nassho | ... | film development |
| Den Takayama | ... | stage manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Koch Media (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Ozu Edition)
- New Yorker Films (1994) (United States)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
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A troupe of actors comes to town, short on funds and bedeviled by bad weather, so they can't put on shows. Kihachi is the troupe's leader. He steals off every day to visit Otsune (an ex-lover) and their son, Shinkichi, who believes his father is a long-dead civil servant. Kihachi has been paying Shinkichi's tuition, and he's now at university. Kihachi's lover, Otaka, the troupe's lead actress, learns Kihachi's secret and plots to ruin Shinkichi and humiliate Kihachi: she offers money to Otoki, the troupe's ingénue, to seduce Shinkichi. Soon the boy is head over heels, and Otoki finds herself with feelings for him. Can this end well or is tragedy at hand?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The long thin pipes with the tiny bowls that are seen throughout the film are Kiseru, introduced long ago into high society, such as Buddhist priests, wealthy merchants and samurai. Kiseru were status symbols and sometimes took on intricate designs made from precious metals. Their use was the primary way to smoke tobacco prior to the popularity of cigarettes in the mid-1800s, but continued in use to maintain culture. The characters in the film are often seen turning the Kiseru upside-down and banging them over the rim of a container, which was the way to knock the burnt tobacco out of the bowl prior to repacking it with fresh tobacco. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remade as Floating Weeds (1959). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The film title and credits are placed before a backdrop of plain sackcloth. This would become a trademark of Yasujirô Ozu films. See more » |
| Quotes |
Kihachi:
What did you plan to do with my son? Otaka: Who cares about your son? He's cheap, like you, playing around with actresses. [Kihachi beats Otaka] Otaka: Are you sorry? I hope you'll be very sorry. The world is like a lottery. You take your ups and your downs. Let's make up please. That makes us even, you see. Just think how I feel. See more » |