A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) on Netflix
Kihachi Ichikawa brings his kabuki troupe to a provincial town and calls on Otsune, mother of his son. Shinkichi, a student, takes Kihachi for an uncle. Kihachi's mistress Otaka grows jealous.
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Plot summary
Kihachi Ichikawa once drew crowds as an actor, and now he leads a kabuki troupe that travels by train from town to town. In a provincial stop he leaves his actors behind, telling them he is going to see a patron, and calls on Otsune, who runs a restaurant. Years earlier she bore him a son. Shinkichi, that son, is a postgraduate student who believes his father was a civil servant and takes Kihachi for an uncle. The two spend an afternoon fishing for dace. Rain keeps audiences away from the troupe's performances, and Otaka, the company's lead actress and Kihachi's mistress, learns where he goes each day.
Cast
- Nagamasa Yamadaas Mā kō
- Kiyoshi Aonoas Sword trainer
- Mitsuru Wakamiyaas Station attendant
- Mariko Aoyamaas Barber's landlady
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
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- The New York Guitar Festival commissioned guitarist Alex de Grassi to compose a new score for A Story of Floating Weeds in 2005, and he performed that original music live with the film at the 2006 festival.
