A Story of Floating Weeds

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Written by Yasujirō Ozu, Tadao Ikeda

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.

Cast

Takeshi Sakamoto

Kihachi

Chōko Iida

Otsune

Kōji Mitsui

Shinkichi

Emiko Yagumo

Otaka

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Otoki

Tomio Aoki

Tomio

Reikō Tani

Tomio's Father

Seiji Nishimura

Kichi

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Nagamasa Yamada

Mā kō

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Kiyoshi Aono

Sword trainer

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Mitsuru Wakamiya

Station attendant

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Mariko Aoyama

Barber's landlady