A Story of Floating Weeds

1934

1h 26m

7.2

7.2/10

64 votes • View on IMDb

Drama

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies

Shochiku

Production Countries

Japan

Spoken Languages

No Language

Keywords

revenge family abandonment mistress train unknown father silent film aging actor paternity revealed male bonding financial ruin illegitimate son theater troupe japanese man kabuki starting over father son conflict remade actor woman scorned absent father revenge for cheating

Quick Facts

Original Title	浮草物語
Release Date	November 23, 1934
Status	Released
Language	JA
IMDb ID	tt0025929

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

Nagamasa Yamada

Mā kō

Kiyoshi Aono

Sword trainer

Mitsuru Wakamiya

Station attendant

Mariko Aoyama

Barber's landlady

Key Crew

Tadao Ikeda

Writer

Yasujirō Ozu

Director