A Story of Floating Weeds

A Story of Floating Weeds , Ukikusa monogatari? is a 1934 silent film directed by Yasujir Ozu which he later remade as Floating Weeds in 1959 in color. It won the Kinema Junpo Award for best film, the third consecutive year an Ozu film won, following I Was Born, But... and Passing Fancy.

When the troupes performance tour is postponed by the constant downpour around the region, one of the members of the troupe unwittingly reveals a secret that Kihachi is seeing a woman every day. Otaka Rieko Yagumo, one of Kihachis actresses and his present mistress, decides to pay a visit to Otsunes wateringhole with fellow actress Otoki Yoshiko Tsubouchi. Kihachi becomes enraged, warns Otaka never to come and harass the mother and son again, and breaks off his relationship with her.To get back at Otsune and Kihachi, Otaka suggests to Otoki to try to seduce Shinkichi and offers her some money. Otoki waits for Shinkichi at a tree by the road one day and offers to meet after her performance at the same place. Shinkichi agrees to the meeting, and the two start a clandestine love affair. ........

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