. . . . . . . . "Silent films" . "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." . . "Foreign films" . "Both films concern a troupe of travelling players visiting a remote town where the ex-mistress of the leading actor lives. She has a son by the leading actor, but hasn't told her child who his father is." . "Story of floating weeds ; Floating weeds" . . . . . . . . . . "A story of floating weeds Floating weeds : two films" . "Story of floating weeds" . . . . . . . "Ukigusa monogatari (Motion picture)" . "Both films concern a troupe of travelling players visiting a remote town. An aging actor returns to this town and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all." . . . . . . "Motion pictures, Japanese" . . . . . . . . "Drama" . . . "Une troupe de comédiens ambulants arive dans une petite ville de province. Le chef de la troupe, l'acteur Komajuro, s'absente souvent. En effet, vivent dans cette ville son ancienne maîtresse, Otsune, et son fils auprès duquel il se fait passer pour son oncle. Son amie actuelle, Otaka, en apprenant la vérité, est piquée par la jalousie. Elle fait séduite le jeune garçon par Kayo. Le théâtre ne marche pas. Komajuro décide de dissoudre son groupe. Il quitte la ville, ne sachat où aller. Otaka va le rejoindre." . . . . "A story of floating weeds" . . . "Feature films" . "浮草物語 A story of floating weeds" . "Ukigusa mongatari" . . . . . "Ukigusa monogatari A story of floating weeds" . . . . . . "Shōchiku Kinema Kabushiki Kaisha." . . "Japan" . . "Longs métrages Japon." . . "Criterion Collection (Firme)" . .