Ayako Wakao, Ganjiro Nakamura, Haruko Sugimura
A troupe of travelling players returns to the town where the aging lead actor long ago left a mistress and their son. Komajuro's present lover learns his secret, and out of jealousy convinces one of t...( read more
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Stats: 89 reviews
Since it's a remake of the 1934 film the tone, plot, and dramatic feel of this is quite unusual compared to Ozu's other late period films. Ozu takes more time to tell the same story and concentrates more on the atmosphere, which greatly benefits from Miyagawa' s beautiful work a...( read more)
a rare remake of a film directed by the same auter of the original, ozu retells his silent 1934 classic with the use of sound, dialogue, and color cinematography. suprisingly the only reason this film is even slightly better than the original is ozu's ability to flesh out the st...( read more)
Floating Weeds may not hold a candle to Tokyo Story, but it's still a great movie. Better than most as is generally the case for lesser works of a master.
The last half of the movie makes the first half worth it. Specifically, there's a scene near the end where - and I won't...( read more)
Hay mucha riqueza en las imágenes y la atmósfera, y su drama es conmovedor, pero tiende a saltar abruptamente de la quietud ceremoniosa al melodrama. / There is much richness in its images and atmosphere, and is a moving drama, but tends to shift abruptly from ceremonious stillne...( read more)
A gentle and tender film about actors and the sacrifices they make for their art. The bitter and troubled love story is both moving and filled with wisdom. Ozu is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese filmmakers. This might be my favorite of his films.
I love the way this movie is shot. Simple story told beautifully. The kid in this film gives the best performance.
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