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(aka "Ukigusa monogatari" or "A Story of Floating Weeds")
Japan 1934
The 2024 Criterion
Blu-ray package of A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) andFloating Weeds (1959) is reviewed / compared HERE
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In 1959,
Yasujiro Ozu remade his 1934 silent
classic A Story of Floating Weeds in color with the celebrated
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.
Together, the films offer a unique glimpse into the evolution of one of
cinema's greatest directors. 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. *** One of the last and best of Yasujiro Ozu's silent films (1934), which he remade toward the end of his career, this has a fairly standard soap-opera plot--the lead actor in an impoverished acting troupe returns to a remote mountain village to meet his illegitimate son for the first time--but, needless to say, the Japanese master works wonders with it. Like other Ozu films of the period, this has a great deal of camera movement; stylistic purification would later lead him to eliminate such expressive devices. Excerpt from Jonathan Rosenbaum's capsule from the Chicago reader located HERE |
Theatrical Release: November 23rd, 1934 - Japan
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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Criterion Collection Spine # 232 - Region 0 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:26:12 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 8.29 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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The 2024 Criterion Blu-ray package of A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) andFloating Weeds (1959) is reviewed / compared HERE The image
is a little soft and dark, but the film is 70 years old. I see some film
grain and although it can be slightly hazy at times, there is occasional
sharpness visible. I suspect this was the best that could be done with
this film. The Extras are extensive including commentary. I wish it was
clearer and brighter, but will happily take what I can get.
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The Japan Journals : 1947-2004, by Donald Richie |
The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film by Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp |
Kon Ichikawa (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs) by James Quandt, Cinematheque Ontario |
Shohei Imamura (Cinematheque
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Eros Plus Massacre: An
Introduction to the Japanese New Wave Cinema
(Midland Book, Mb 469) by David Desser |
The Films of Akira Kurosawa by Donald Ritchie |
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Ozu by Donald Richie |
A Hundred Years of Japanese Film by Donald Richie |
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