A story of floating weeds = Ukigusa / a Shochiku film ; screenplay by Tadao Ikeda ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu. produced by Masaichi Nagata ; screenplay by Yasujiro Ozu, Kogo Noda ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu ; Daiei Co.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2004.
Description2 videodiscs (86 min.; 119 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorOzu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963.
Other author/creatorSakamoto, Takeshi.
Other author/creatorIida, Chōko, 1897-1972
Other author/creatorMitsui, Hideo.
Other author/creatorYagumo, Rieko.
Other author/creatorTsubouchi, Yoshiko, 1915-
Other author/creatorNakamura, Ganjirō, 1902-1983.
Other author/creatorKyō, Machiko, 1924-2019
Other author/creatorWakao, Ayako, 1933-
Other author/creatorNoda, Kōgo, 1893-1968.
Other author/creatorShōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha.
Other author/creatorDaiē, Kabushiki Kaisha.
Other author/creatorCriterion Collection (Firm)
Variant title Floating weeds
Variant title Ukigusa monogatari
SeriesClassic collection
Criterion collection ; 232
Criterion collection 232. ^A458475
Classic collection. ^A686172
Contents Story of floating weeds / Janus Films ; a Shochiku film ; screenplay by Tadao Ikeda ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu. (86 min.) -- Floating weeds / Janus Films ; produced by Masaichi Nagata ; screenplay by Yasujiro Ozu, Kogo Noda ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu. (119 min.).
Abstract 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.
General noteIncludes the original 1934, black & white, silent film "A Story of Floating Weeds" and the 1959 color remake "Floating Weeds."
General noteBased on a story by Jēmusu Maki.
General note1.33:1 aspect ratio, RSDL dual-layer edition.
General noteFeatures: Disc 1: new score by Donald Sosin, audio commentary by Donald Richie. Disc 2: original theatrical trailer, audio commentary by Roger Ebert.
General noteCredits from English subtitles.
Credits1st work: Photographed by Hideo Mohara ; optional new score by David Sosin. 2nd work: Photography by Kazuo Miyagwa ; editing, Toyo Suzuki ; music, Kojun Saito.
Cast 1st work: Takeshi Sakamoto, Choko Iida, Hideo Mitsui, Rieko Yagumo, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Tokkan-Kozo. 2nd work: Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo, Ayako Wakao.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageA story of floating weeds: silent film with Japanese intertitles, optional English subtitles and score. Floating weeds: Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Genre/formFeature films Japan.
Genre/formSilent films Japan.
Genre/formForeign films.
Other titleUkigusa.
Other titleFloating weeds.
ISBN0780027051
ISBN9780780027053
UPC 037429181928
Publisher numberFLO060 Criterion Collection

Availability

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Joyner Compact DVDs PN1997.A1 U45 2004 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold