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Floating Weeds

1959 · TMDB 7.5 · 浮草

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

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Ozu's colour remake, set in a seaside town, deepens the family drama and adds a new layer of melancholy, with luminous cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa.

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Runtime
115 min
Released
1959-11-17
Studio
Daiei Film
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
TMDB score
7.5
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Ozu's colour remake, set in a seaside town, deepens the family drama and adds a new layer of melancholy, with luminous cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa.

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