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Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

1959 · 115 min · JA · 7.5 (209 votes)
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Ganjirō Nakamura II, Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Haruko Sugimura, Hitomi Nozoe · Music Takanobu Saitō
Drama

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

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A quiet, contemplative drama that feels like a gentle sigh. It's a poignant exploration of lingering regrets and the quiet complexities of human connection, wrapped in a beautifully observed, melancholic atmosphere.

melancholicwistfulbittersweetcontemplativeslow-burnOzu-esqueslice-of-lifedomestic dramacinematic realismregretfamilyartlost love
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loveremakefamily abandonmentmistressunknown fatheraging actorpaternity revealedpost war japanillegitimate sontheater troupefather son conflictactorwoman scornedabsent fatherrevenge for cheating
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