A new double-feature DVD set showcases one such instance, by pairing the 1934 silent A Story Of Floating Weeds with its 1959 remake, Floating Weeds.Telling the same story from opposite ends of Ozu's career, the two movies illustrate how he refined his style through the years. The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous. A Story of Floating Weeds. Cancel Series Recording. A Story of Floating Weeds Synopsis: A troupe of actors comes to town, short on funds and bedeviled by bad weather, so they can't put on shows. A Story of Floating Weeds. 97 likes. With Ganjirô Nakamura, Machiko Kyô, Haruko Sugimura, Ayako Wakao. First we go through listener email, RJ talks about ST: TNG, and Jarrett and RJ both watched DOCTOR SLEEP. Add to Favorites. Set Parental Lock. Director: Gen Kenkichi Hamao Negishi Haruo Tanaka Kazuo Ishikawa Yasujirô Ozu. Ozu occasionally repeated himself in the stricter sense, as well. Takeshi Sakamoto Choko Iida Kôji Mitsui Country: Japan. Modify Series Recording. Yasujiro Ozu is known as one of the grandest masters of cinema. Directed by Yasujirô Ozu. Buy. 1934 86 min . Recently, his film Tokyo Story topped a poll of 358 filmmakers for the Sight & Sound Director's Top Ten. Delete Recording. In our 203rd episode we're talking spine #232 in the Criterion Collection: Yasujiro Ozu's A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS (1934)& FLOATING WEEDS (1959). One of the silver linings of this dreaded worldwide lockdown is the opportunity to watch the movies I have amassed through the years. Rent. A Story of Floating Weeds was released on Region 1 DVD on The Criterion Collection on April 20, 2004 as a two-disc set with Floating Weeds. An alternate audio track contains a commentary by Japanese film historian Donald Richie; another features a new score by composer Donald Sosin. Podcast's intro song 'Here Come the Creeps' by Ugly Cry Club. A traveling troupe of actors arrive at a small town. Genres: Drama But the simplicity of A Story of Floating Weeds showcases why his style works. More Actions. A Story of Floating Weeds (SD) 浮草物語. A Story of Floating Weeds. Bookmark. Restart. The above rating is for "A Story of Floating Weeds"(1934), Not for the remake, "Floating Weeds. He's a director that is considered to be dense for many (myself included). Modify Recording. Subscribe. Directed by Yasujiro Ozu • 1934 • Japan Starring Takeshi Sakamoto, Choko Iida, Koji (Hideo) Mitsui In 1959, Yasujiro Ozu remade his 1934 silent classic A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS in color with the celebrated cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (RASHOMON, UGETSU). Floating Weeds (浮 草, Ukikusa) is a 1959 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Nakamura Ganjirō II and Machiko Kyō.It is a remake of Ozu's own black-and-white silent film A Story of Floating Weeds (1934). 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