In 1959, yasujiro ozu remade his 1934 silent classic a story of floating weeds in color with the celebrated cinematographer kazuo miyagawa rashomon. The 1959 floating weeds is still an exquisite film, but it doesnt have quite the emotional immediacy of ozus best silents or, for that matter, mature masterpieces such as late spring 1947 and tokyo story. Floating weeds 1959 is like a familiar piece of music that i can turn to for reassurance and. Yasujiro ozus latecareer, elegiac masterpiece about a travelling kabuki troupe that returns to the seaside town they visited years before. Yasujiro ozus 1959 film floating weeds, which i discuss in this clip, is a drama about the romantic entanglements of members of an itinerant theatrical troupe with residents of a small. Floating weeds is concerned with family relationships and interactions between different generations. Komajuro arashi, the aging master of the troupe, goes to visit his old flame oyoshi and their son kiyoshi, even though kiyoshi believes komajuro is. Floating weeds is a 1959 film directed by yasujiro ozu.
It is so atmosphericso evocative of a quiet fishing village during a hot and muggy summerthat it envelops me. The audio for the silent a story of floating weeds consisted of an newly commissioned piano score by donald sosin. Floating weeds 1959 stream and watch online moviefone. The first time i sat down to watch ozu yasujiros 1959 floating weeds this would have been in 2005, i couldnt get past the second shot not including the opening credits, white and red text against a yellowing. Floating weeds, ukigusa, 1959 is a remake of ozus 1934 silent film a story of floating weeds. The criterion collections newest twodisc set unites yasujiro ozus silent film a story of floating weeds 1934 with its color remake floating weeds 1959. Both are masterworks, and neither overshadows the other. Having fulfilled his shochiku contract with for the year good morning, he went on to make floating weeds for daiei. Floating weeds masters of cinema original theatrical trailer eurekaentertainment. Watch the front row floating weeds the new yorker video.
Richard brody on yasujiro ozus floating weeds 1959. A troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of japan. The 1959 movie had its original mono track restored for this edition. It is a remake of ozus own blackandwhite silent film a story of floating weeds 1934. The transfer for the 1934 version looks exceptionally beautiful for a.
Watch full episode of floating weeds japanese drama. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent floating weeds online on moviefone. Floating weeds 1959 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. The troupe is not doing very well, being reduced to playing dinky villages, and its future is in question. The leading actress sumiko is jealous and so, in order to humiliate the master, persuades the younger actress kayo to seduce kiyoshi. Rent floating weeds 1959 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Floating weeds 1959 machiko kyo in floating weeds 1959 floating weeds. It also shares the directors amazingly serene yet appealing visual style, created through the use of the simplest means possible.
Now comes a dvd with two full feature films on two discs. Ozus career was so long that in one case, he made the same movie twice. Floating weeds is the story of a troupe of traveling kabuki players who straggle into a coastal village. Setting this later version in a seaside location, ozu otherwise. And lets use yasujiro ozus floating weeds as our example.
Ukigusa monogatari starring tomio aoki, chouko iida, hideo mitsui, takeshi sakamoto, reiko tani cinematography hideo shigehara film editor hideo shigehara written by tadao ikeda from a novel by yasujiro ozu directed by yasujiro ozu. This 1959 ozu production centers on the likable but fallible leader of an itinerant acting troupe floating weeds being the japanese name for such groups, kimajuro, played brilliantly by. A thirdrate kabuki acting troupe arrives via ferry at a seaside town in japan. Floating weeds 1959 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles,stream free floating weeds full movie online on marvel biggest. Segment of floating weeds 1959 with commentary by roger ebert 2 of 3. This saw him partially separating from his usual crew, resulting in a temporary collaboration with, amongst others, kazuo miyagawa.
This is a vibrant movie, one of his few in colour, and touches on universal themes through the story of a middleaged actor and his young mistress coming with a. Floating weeds masters of cinema original theatrical trailer. This 1959 ozu production centers on the likable but fallible leader of an itinerant acting. Floating weeds is about a nontraditional life, without security or stability, and people trying to forge a family after the right time has passed. Komajuro arashi, the aging master of the troupe, goes to visit his old flame oyoshi and their son kiyoshi, even though kiyoshi believes komajuro is his uncle. As they go about drumming up an audience, one of them, komajuro ganjiro nakamura goes off on his own. Full episodes of floating weeds english sub viewasian. With ganjiro nakamura, machiko kyo, haruko sugimura, ayako wakao.
What makes me disappointed is the love story between kayo and kiyoshi just. Many years before, he had fathered a son with a woman who now runs a restaurant in the small town. Full list episodes floating weeds english sub viewasian, a troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of japan. A story of floating weeds 1934 the criterion collection. The head of a japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous. Stories of floating weeds a story of floating weeds 1934. Subscribe to the new yorker on youtube to keep up with all of our latest videos and shows. Floating weeds boasts the visual beauty and deep tenderness of director yasujiro ozus most. Floating weeds 1959 is like a familiar piece of music that i can.
In this newer version the director has added colors and sound, and given his story a blossoming rebirth. Floating weeds 1959 floating weeds ukigusa, 1959, a contemplative tale about a traveling kabuki troupe on its last legs, is arguably yasujiro ozus most beautiful color film thanks to the great japanese cinematographer kazuo miyagawa and ozus meticulous visual design. The title comes from a favored japanese metaphor as the above quote depicts. Im afraid i was too optimistic about the whole thing. 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 reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a. The film is about a stubborn father, insecure about his status, and wanting more for his son. This remake of story of floating weeds, a movie ozu made in the 30s, is unusual for being one of the masters few films in colour, and in having a relatively dramatic plot that even allows for. For me, floating weeds 1959 is like a familiar piece of music that i can turn to for reassurance and consolation. Floating weeds the 1959 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Premiering in a glorious new 4k digital restoration, floating weeds is, in scholar donald richies estimation, the most pictorially beautiful of all of ozus pictures.
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