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Encyclopedia > Floating Weeds

A 1959 film directed by Yasujiro Ozu and shot (in colour) by Kazuo Miyagawa, one of Japan's greatest cinematographers. A group of travelling kabuki actors is stranded in a seaside town when their tour collapses for lack of finances. The leading actress (Machiko Kyo) is angered to learn that her lover, the troupe's lead actor (Ganjiro Nakamura), has a secret mistress and grown-up son in the town, and decides to torment them by bribing another actress from the troupe to seduce the son.


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Aquatic Weed Control (726 words)
Submersed weeds grow beneath the surface of the water and are rooted on the bottom of the pond or lake.
Floating weeds are those that float on the surface of the water, the most common are duckweed and watermeal.
Floating weeds are generally not a problem in larger lakes or flowing water situations.
JFS Floating Weeds (362 words)
Floating Weeds is a remake of a story Ozu first told in a 1934 silent film The Story of Floating Weeds.
Floating Weeds is beautiful and the direction masterful and, whilst this may not find its way onto everyone's must-have list, it should be seen by everyone who enjoys the fabric of film.
Floating Weeds is available in a Criterion set, paired with his original 1934 silent film from which it was remade, A Story of Floating Weeds.
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