A story of floating weeds = Ukigusa monogatari Ukigusa monogatari ; Floating weeds = Ukigusa / A story of floating weeds

浮草物語 = A story of floating weeds /

DVD - 2004

In 1959, Yasujiro Ozu remade his 1934 silent film: A Story of Floating Weeds in color and sound with the cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (Rashomon, Ugetsu). Setting his later version in a seaside location, Ozu otherwise preserves the details of his elegantly simple plot wherein an aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunities with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all. A Story of Floating Weeds reveals Ozu in the midst of developing his mode of expression; Floating weeds reveals his distinct style at its pinnacle. In each, the director captures the joy and sadness in everyday life.

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Subjects
Genres
Silent films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection [2004]
Language
Japanese
English
Corporate Authors
Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, 松竹キネマ株式会社, Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha, 大映株式会社
Corporate Authors
Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, 松竹キネマ株式会社 (production company), Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha, 大映株式会社
Other Authors
Yasujirō Ozu, 1903-1963 (screenwriter), Masaichi Nagata, 1906-1985 (film producer), Tadao Ikeda, 1905-1964 (actor), Kōgo Noda, 1893-1968 (-), Takeshi Sakamoto, 1899-1974, Choko Iida, 1897-1972, Kōji Mitsui, Rieko Yagumo, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, 1915-1985, Ganjirō Nakamura, 1902-1983, Machiko Kyō, 1924-2019, Ayako Wakao, 1933-, James Maki
Edition
Full screen
Item Description
Includes the original 1934, black & white, silent film "A Story of Floating Weeds" and the 1959 color remake "Floating Weeds."
Based on a story by Jēmusu Maki.
Credits from English subtitles.
Features: Disc 1: new score by Donald Sosin, audio commentary by Donald Richie ; Disc 2: original theatrical trailer, audio commentary by Roger Ebert.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (86 min. ; 119 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1, 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono., Dolby digital 5.0.
Production Credits
1st work: Photographed by Hideo Mohara ; optional new score by David Sosin. 2nd work: Photography by Kazuo Miyagawa ; editing, Toyo Suzuki ; music, Kojun Saito.
ISBN
9780780027053
  • Story of floating weeds / Janus Films ; a Shochiku film ; screenplay by Tadao Ikeda ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu. (86 min.)
  • Floating weeds / Janus Films ; produced by Masaichi Nagata ; screenplay by Yasujiro Ozu, Kogo Noda ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu. (119 min.).