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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%. Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 660 1950s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
206 audience votes
Key crew
- Yasujirō OzuScreenplay
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Kōgo NodaScreenplay
- Tadao IkedaScreenplay
- Takanobu SaitōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ganjirō Nakamura IIKomajuro Arashi
- Machiko KyōSumiko
- Ayako WakaoKayo
- Hiroshi KawaguchiKiyoshi
- Haruko SugimuraOyoshi
- Hitomi NozoeAiko
- Chishū RyūTheatre Owner
- Kōji MitsuiKichinosuke
- Haruo TanakaYatazo
- Yosuke IrieSugiyama
- Hikaru HoshiKimura
- Mantarō UshioSentaro
Stills
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Themes
loveremakefamily abandonmentmistressunknown fatheraging actorpaternity revealedpost war japanillegitimate sontheater troupefather son conflictactor
The Best Japanese Drama Movies
Floating Weeds is #25 of 60
