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A Story of Floating Weeds

1934 · TMDB 7.2 · 浮草物語

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

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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Ozu's silent film about a travelling actor who revisits a former lover and the son he abandoned, shot with his characteristic low-angle stillness.

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