A Story of Floating Weeds
1934 · Movie · 86 min · ★ 7.2 · 78% critics
An aging traveling performer returns to a small town with the troupe and tries to reconnect with a former lover and a son who grew up without knowing the truth. Jealousy and a reckless scheme stir up painful emotions, forcing everyone to face family ties, pride, and regret.
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Details
- Original title
- 浮草物語
- Years
- 1934
- Release date
- 1934-11-23
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (65 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy tender, bittersweet family dramas about regret and complicated bonds, especially if The Only Son or There Was a Father appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast-paced, upbeat storytelling.
Pros: emotionally rich drama; vivid human conflicts; engaging atmosphere | Cons: melodramatic setup; dated pacing; bittersweet mood
Themes
- revenge
- family abandonment
- mistress
- train
- unknown father
- silent film
- aging actor
- paternity revealed
- male bonding
- financial ruin
- illegitimate son
- theater troupe
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Takeshi Sakamoto
as Kihachi
Chōko Iida
as Otsune
Kōji Mitsui
as Shinkichi
Emiko Yagumo
as Otaka
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
as Otoki
Tomio Aoki
as Tomio
Reikō Tani
as Tomio's Father
Seiji Nishimura
as Kichi
- NY
Nagamasa Yamada
as Mā kō
- KA
Kiyoshi Aono
as Sword trainer
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu