A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
A kabuki actor's mistress hatches a jealous plot to bring down her lover's son.
Genre: Drama
AKA: Ukigusa monogatari
Country: Japan
Directed By: Yasujiro Ozu
Written By: Yasujiro Ozu, Tadao Ikeda
Starring: Chishû Ryû, Tomio Aoki, Takeshi Sakamoto, Kôji Mitsui, Chôko Iida, Rieko Yagumo, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Emiko Yagumo, Reikô Tani, Nagamasa Yamada, Munenobu Yui, Seiji Nishimura
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A Story of Floating Weeds belongs to 16 collections
1. Criterion Collection (public: moderated by caffe - 153 stars)
2. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 50 stars)
3. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 14 stars)
4. Doubling The Canon (public - 13 stars)
5. Silent (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 7 stars)
6. Doubling The Canon (2010 update) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 5 stars)
7. Great Japanese Films (public: moderated by PerryStroika - 4 stars)
8. Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 3 stars)
9. Remade (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 3 stars)
10. Director remade their own film (public: moderated by lisa- - 3 stars)
11. Theater (public: moderated by doganay - 1 star)
12. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
13. Doubling the Canon (2012 update) (public: moderated by Cinephile - 1 star)
14. old Japan (private: kendell)
15. Yasujiro Ozu (private: kendell)
16. September 2017 (private: kendell)
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| Jun 28, 2020 | IMDBbbbb | 78 55% |
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Ozu's style includes significant first act wandering. Before he allows us to see his intent, or give hints where his characters might go, we must wait for him to paint the picture, to settle into the world of the characters and to know them quite well before they move.Takeshi Sakamoto once again does a tremendous job as the father. It reaches a brutally poignant ending. Once again, Ozu rolls credits on a point that could hardly be called a conclusion.ambiguous and hopeful, if a bit sad.
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micmac | 73 73% |
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| Dec 01, 2018 |  |
Dennis Li | 4 90% |
| Nov 17, 2018 |  |
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I've found later Ozu films to be an acquired taste with a lot of long brooding family scenes, but this one was a surprise with a little more action. The theater troupe was an amusing pseudo-family I would have liked to have seen more of; the other family drama took a little more time to unravel but also had some surprises. I look forward to seeing the remake as well.
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backwardsuit | 84 88% |
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Absolutely frigging gorgeous silent drama from young Ozu. As someone who discovered the 50's version first, the ceaseless piano thumping & minutely exaggerated silent acting played up the melodrama while the narratively necessary dialogue cards & concessions to pre-war politics felt like tiny intrusions to its discreet flow. Even so it's remarkable how little Ozu's style has changed & how mature & fully developed it feels. Many of the speechless scenes have a uniquely delicate beauty to them.
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| May 06, 2018 | Grandaddy | 70 61% |
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| Apr 13, 2018 | benrad | 70 37% |
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Star Rating: ★★★★
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Ozu's approach suffers here, as the blunt intertitles convey with too heavy a hand his usually subtle approach to domestic drama. It's still a fine story, and of course, full of beautiful compositions.
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| Dec 08, 2015 | GLADos | 80 78% |
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| Nov 27, 2015 | coroner | 70 66% |
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snallygaster | 77 86% |
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Excellent Ozu silent; as the characters have a somewhat atypical familial relationship it feels a bit exotic by Ozu standards. Ozu's cinematography feels fully-formed at this point; I especially like the fly fishing scene. The script is a bit more dialogue-heavy than I like in a silent film, but it works out well.
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| Nov 06, 2015 |  |
auhasarderik | 10 97% |
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Again, a slow build towards mastery. Ozu watches human folly and frailty with such calm, clarity and tenderness, it's imposible not to be deeply moved.
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Yasujiro Ozu #1
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This was a late Ozu silent I thorough enjoyed. Much do to the chemistry between the characters and the roles and changes they display. Takeshi Sakamoto really getting his act together for the lead role here. And there is no denying he and Chôko Iida has a special bond on the screen. Iida might not be a natural beauty, but that smile of hers will warm anyone up in a motherly way. And I'm pretty sure no one will deny that Sakamoto comes across as someone who needs a mother to take care of him.
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Another great silent film by Ozu. Although its drama is a tad convoluted, Ozu's themes of Japan's evolving patriarchal society still resonate loud and clear. His camera continues to improve as well, framing shot after shot of intimate human interaction in beautiful fashion.
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A little bit too forced in the drama for my Ozu tastes, but still worthwhile.
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