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* '''Movie:''' A Story of Floating Weeds<br />
* '''Romaji:''' Ukikusa monogatari<br />
* '''Japanese:''' 浮草物語 <br />
* '''Director:''' [[Yasujiro Ozu]]<br />
* '''Writer:''' [[Tadao Ikeda]], [[Yasujiro Ozu]]<br />
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* '''Cinematographer:''' Hideo Shigehara<br />
* '''Release Date:''' November 23, 1934<br />
* '''Runtime:''' 118 min. <br />
* '''Language:''' Japanese<br />
* '''Country:''' Japan<br />
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==Plot==<br />
From a story by "James Maki", the pseudynom often used by Ozu, "A Story of Floating Weeds" is the second instalment of the "Kihachi Trilogy". Filmed in Kamisuwa, central Japan, this film is partially an adaptation of a silent American film by George Fitzmaurice. Ozu focuses on the theme of erosion of the family. It tells the story of Kihachi, a traveling kabuki troupe master who comes to a small village to perform. He decices to reunite with his former lover and their illegitimate son. Kihachi has hidden his relationship to his son all these years, this enrages his lover and results in heartbreak for all.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Takeshi Sakamoto]] - Kihachi<br />
* [[Chouko Iida]] - Otsune, Ka-yan<br />
* [[Koji Mitsui]] - Shinkichi <br />
* [[Rieko Yagumo]] - Otaka<br />
* [[Yoshiko Tsubouchi]] - Otoki<br />
* [[Tomio Aoki]] - Tomi-boh<br />
* [[Reiko Tani]] - Tomibo's father<br />
* [[Seiji Nishimura]] - Kichi, an actor<br />
* [[Emiko Yagumo]] <br />
* [[Nagamasa Yamada]] - Maako, an acto<br />
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