A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
Ukigusa monogatari
86 min
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.
- Release date
- November 23, 1934
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Music
- Alex de Grassi, Donald Sosin
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Cast
- Takeshi Sakamoto as Kihachi Ichikawa
- Chōko Iida as Otsune, Shinkichi's Mother
- Kōji Mitsui as Shinkichi, Kihachi and Otsune's Son
- Emiko Yagumo as Otaka, Actress and Kihachi's Mistress
- Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Otoki, Young Actress
- Tomio Aoki as Tomi-bō, Young Boy in Kihachi's Troupe
- Reikō Tani as Tomi-bō's Father
- Seiji Nishimura as Kichi
- Nagamasa Yamada as Mā kō
- Kiyoshi Aono as Sword Trainer
- Mariko Aoyama as Barber's Landlady
- Chishū Ryū as Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
- Shūsuke Agata as Antique Shop Owner
Crew
- Yasujirō Ozu · Director
- Tadao Ikeda · Writer
- Yasujirō Ozu · Writer
- Alex de Grassi · Composer
- Donald Sosin · Composer
- Hideo Shigehara · Cinematographer
- Hideo Shigehara · Editor