A Story of Floating Weeds
7.2
65 votes·1934
·1h 26m
·MovieDrama
Overview
An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
Keywords
revengefamily abandonmentmistresstrainunknown fathersilent filmaging actorpaternity revealedmale bondingfinancial ruinillegitimate sontheater troupe
Cast
Takeshi Sakamoto
Kihachi
Chōko Iida
Otsune
Kōji Mitsui
Shinkichi
Emiko Yagumo
Otaka
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Otoki
Tomio Aoki
Tomio
Reikō Tani
Tomio's Father
Seiji Nishimura
Kichi
Nagamasa Yamada
Mā kō
Kiyoshi Aono
Sword trainer
Mitsuru Wakamiya
Station attendant
Mariko Aoyama
Barber's landlady
Mitsumura Ikebe
Villager
Munenobu Yui
Chishū Ryū
Shouting Audience Member (uncredited)
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