A Story of Floating Weeds

"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."

Cast

Takeshi Sakamoto

as Kihachi

Chōko Iida

as Otsune

Kōji Mitsui

as Shinkichi

Emiko Yagumo

as Otaka

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

as Otoki

Tomio Aoki

as Tomio

Reikō Tani

as Tomio's Father

Chishū Ryū

as Audience Member

Seiji Nishimura

as Kichi

Nagamasa Yamada

as Mā kō

Kiyoshi Aono

as Sword trainer

Mitsuru Wakamiya

as Station attendant

Mariko Aoyama

as Barber's landlady

Crew

Yasujirō Ozu

Story

Tadao Ikeda

Writer

Yasujirō Ozu

Director

Kazuo Ishikawa

Assistant Director

Gen Kenkichi

Assistant Director

Harue Haga

Hairstylist

Haruo Tanaka

Assistant Director

Ryôzô Sumida

Set Designer

Hideo Shigehara

Director of Photography

Hamao Negishi

Assistant Director

Tatsuo Hamada

Art Direction

Hideo Shigehara

Editor

Yoshio Hino

Set Decoration

Shintarô Mishima

Set Decoration

Yakichi Otani

Set Designer