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A Story of Floating Weeds( 1934)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Takeshi Sakamoto

      Kihachi

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      Chōko Iida

      Otsune

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      Kōji Mitsui

      Shinkichi

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      Emiko Yagumo

      Otaka

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      Yoshiko Tsubouchi

      Otoki

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      Tomio Aoki

      Tomio

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      Reikō Tani

      Tomio's Father

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      Chishū Ryū

      Audience Member

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      Seiji Nishimura

      Kichi

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      Nagamasa Yamada

      Mā kō

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      Kiyoshi Aono

      Sword trainer

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      Mitsuru Wakamiya

      Station attendant

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      Mariko Aoyama

      Barber's landlady

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Oct 22 2023
    When a troupe of entertainers arrive in a small town after a four-year absence, "Kihachi" (Takeshi Sakamoto) is hoping to reunite with his now adult son "Shinkichi" (Kôji Mitsui). Snag? Well his mother - and the erstwhile mistress of our circus master - "Otsune" (Chôko Iida) has brought the lad up believing that his father was a successful civil servant, as that he is dead! Now to be fair to "Kihachi", though he did not hang around and be a traditional father - his lifestyle could not have supported that - he has provided for his son by funding his schooling which has seen the young man recentl...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • revenge
    • family abandonment
    • mistress
    • train
    • unknown father
    • silent film
    • aging actor
    • paternity revealed
    • male bonding
    • financial ruin
    • illegitimate son
    • theater troupe
    • japanese man
    • kabuki
    • starting over
    • father son conflict
    • remade
    • actor
    • woman scorned
    • absent father
    • revenge for cheating