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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As they go about drumming up an audience, one of them, komajuro ganjiro nakamura goes off on his own. This film illustrates the peril of taking a director out of his or her comfort zone as ozu, the master of. The most famed examples of this trait are 1934s silent black and white a story of floating weeds ukikusa monogatari, written by ozu and tadao ikeda, and 1959s sound color film, floating weeds ukigusa, written by ozu and kogo noda. Setting this later version in a seaside location, ozu otherwise. Although his 1953 film, tokyo story, is generally considered his greatest film and one of the great films of all time, floating weeds is another of ozus brilliant, rhapsodic, and emotionally powerful statements of fallible people trying to understand the choices they make in this world and how those choices ripple across the waters of family and. For floating and submerged weeds waterclear 202 herbicide is a highly effective aquatic herbicide for the control of floating, submerged and emergent aquatic weeds as well as filamentous algae. 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. A kabuki actors mistress hatches a jealous plot to bring down her lovers son.
This is one of acclaimed director yasujiro ozus finest works. Miyagawas stunning use of color and clever montage. Shortly thereafter, kihachi goes to visit a local restaurant owner named otsune choko iida, with whom he has a son, shinkichi koji mitsui, credited as hideo mitsui. The eighth and final season of weeds premiered on july 1, 2012, and featured episodes, bringing the series total to 102. The movies music, by kojun saito, is lilting and nostalgic. If the camera barely moves in floating weeds, its for good reason all the beauty and drama you need is right there in the frame. A remake of his own 1934 silent classic about an aging theater troupe actors reunion with his former lover and their son, floating weeds was yasujiro ozu s first foray into color filmmaking and the only one of his films shot by miyagawa. In 1959, ozu made 2 color films, ohayo 1959 and floating weeds 1959 that were essentially remakes of his earlier films, namely i was bornbut 1932 and story of floating weeds 1934. Creator jenji kohan revealed that cover versions of the song would be used during the opening credits as during past seasons and confirmed that ben folds and the mountain goats would be featured artists. Many years before, he had fathered a son with a woman who now runs a restaurant in the small town. With takeshi sakamoto, choko iida, koji mitsui, emiko yagumo. Floating weeds was released on region 1 dvd by the criterion collection on april 20, 2004, as a twodisc set with a story of floating weeds. A story of floating weeds ozu, 1934 a traveling kabuki troupe on the verge of packing it in passes through a town where the troupes leader had a love affair many years before.
In 1959, yasujiro ozu remade his 1934 silent classic a story of floating weeds in color with the celebrated cinematographer kazuo miyagawa rashomon, ugetsu. A powerful herbicide, waterclear 202 kills azolla, duckweed, salvinia, water hyacinth, marsilea, water lili es, water lettuce, cumbungi and other. Floating weeds boasts the visual beauty and deep tenderness of director yasujiro ozus most memorable films and its one of the few the master shot. Floating aquatic weeds are loved by some and hated by others. Floating weeds is a 1959 japanese drama film directed by yasujiro ozu, starring ganjiro nakamura and machiko kyo.
A new doublefeature dvd set showcases one such instance, by pairing the 1934 silent a story of floating weeds with its 1959 remake, floating weeds. Recently restored, the films bold colors are given dazzling new life. The audio for the silent a story of floating weeds consisted of an newly commissioned piano score by donald sosin. Dont hesitate with this 5 star seller with almost pristine feedback.
It marks the return of the shows theme song, little boxes. Roger ebert gave the film four stars out of four, and included it on his ten greatest. Ganjiro nakamura, machiko kyo, haruko sugimura, ayako wakao, hiroshi kawaguchi, hitomi nozoe, chishu ryu, koji mitsui, haruo tanaka, yosuke irie, hikaru hoshi, mantaro ushio, hideo shigehara, kazuo miyagawa, yasujiro ozu, hideo shigehara, masaichi nagata, kogo noda, tadao. Telling the same story from opposite ends of ozus career, the two movies illustrate how he refined his style through the years. A story of floating weeds 1934 the criterion collection. Weeds 1987 after his many suicide attempts are thwarted, san quentin lifer lee umstetter nick nolte finds his personal redemption when a traveling theater group stages a performance at the prison. Stories of floating weeds the current the criterion. And the acting of some actor i think its a bit weird, i dont know what the acting measurements of the past were like. The above rating is for a story of floating weeds 1934, not for the remake, floating weeds. Overview of a story of floating weeds, 1934, directed by yasujiro ozu, with koji mitsui, choko iida, takeshi sakamoto, at turner classic movies.
While the ohayo felt more like an update of the earlier film with significant changes in plot and context, floating weeds remained more faithful to its earlier counterpart, though character were. Oct 08, 2015 a story of floating weeds opens with a traveling kabuki troupe, led by kihachi ichikawa takeshi sakamoto, arriving in a town that they havent visited in four years. Liketelevision proudly presents floating weeds or ukigusa which is the roginal japanese title. For some reason it always reminds me of the music in mr. They are floating around neither as chinese in china nor as korean in korea. What makes me disappointed is the love story between kayo and kiyoshi just too short, the ending of this two lovebirds for me like hanging, whereas i really enjoyed their love story. Less than a dozen of his films are available in the west on video and only floating weeds is also on laserdisc. He also said, this is what the kingdom of god is like.
If the camera barely moves in floating weeds, its for good reason all the beauty and drama you need is right there in the frame the movie is set in a small fishing village where an itinerant theater troupe has come to perform. A story of floating weeds was released on region 1 dvd on the criterion collection on april 20, 2004 as a twodisc set with floating weeds. In 1959, yasujiro ozu remade his 1934 silent classic a story of floating weeds in color with the celebrated cinematographer kazuo miyagawa rashomon. The other dvd is floating weeds color, sound, a literal remake of the movie, which i watched second. The film takes place during a hot summer in 1958 at a seaside town on the inland sea. A good tree cannot bare bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bare good fruit the parable of the growing seed mk 4. A story of floating weeds, for a magnificent colour reworking, photographed by. Boomkat limited second floor, swan building 20 swan street manchester m4 5jw united kingdom tel. Weeds season 8 in hd 720p tvstock download best tv. 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. It seems ironic, but millions of dollars are spent each year both purchasing and killing these plants.
Floating weeds, ukikusa is a 1959 japanese drama film directed by yasujiro ozu, starring ganjiro nakamura and machiko kyo. Creator jenji kohan revealed that cover versions of the song would be used during the opening credits as during past seasons and confirmed that ben folds. But films such as tokyo story, late spring, early spring, early autumn and an autumn afternoon are available, and to look at any ozu film is to glimpse the whole. Where the 34 version features an argument involving a volley of. It tells the wonderful story of komajuro arashi, an aging master of a travelling kabuke troupe that is hits the skids in a small japanese towns. Both of these types of plants can be effectively controlled with the use of fluridone. If the floating weeds you are trying to get rid of have roots attached to the bottom such as water lilies or watershield, then they are actually emergent weeds. Ukigusa monogatari dvd korean subtitle only from amazons movies store.
The leader of a traveling acting troupe meets his former mistress and their illegitimate son. Out of print rare varese sarabande release vcd473 almost pristine free upgraded shipping. It is a remake of ozus own blackandwhite silent film a story of floating weeds 1934. The characters in this movie felt so real its as if i know them. An alternate audio track contains a commentary by roger ebert. I and the cynic, but unexperienced son was it kiyoshi. With ganjiro nakamura, machiko kyo, haruko sugimura, ayako wakao. The above rating is for a story of floating weeds1934, not for the remake, floating weeds. Its story of triumph in the face of overwhelming situational borders is at the heart of the films themes on empathy and immigration. Floating weeds is a personal documentary about a south korean filmmaker and koreanchinese people breaking down the walls of mutual distrust and. Order typically received within three business days from payment. I wrote this after i saw my first ozus film, tokyo story about a year ago. Floating weeds is widely acclaimed by film critics.
Weeds has been a passion project of ours for the past year and a half. Both films, whose titular metaphor revolves around the lives of itinerant actors, tell basically the. The kingdom of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field. 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. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. This plant, the ukigusa duckweed in english, floating aimlessly, carried by stronger currents, is seen as emblematic of our own journey. And sometimes this identity is made explicitin the lives of traveling actors, for example. Stories of floating weeds a story of floating weeds 1934. Floating weeds, drifting down the leisurely river of our lives, has long been a favored metaphor in japanese prose and poetry. Duckweed lemna minor duckweed is a true floating aquatic weed with leaves on the surface and roots extending downward, absorbing nutrients directly from the water. Floating weeds 1959 is like a familiar piece of music that i can turn to for reassurance and consolation. Stories of floating weeds a story of floating weeds floating weeds the criterion collection. Floating weeds masters of cinema original theatrical. Yasujiro ozu a story of floating weeds khachaturian.
Floating weeds a late work from japanese auteur yasujiro ozu, and a master class in his particular sense of composition. A story of floating weeds opens with a traveling kabuki troupe, led by kihachi ichikawa takeshi sakamoto, arriving in a town that they havent visited in four years. Ozu made 54 films, starting with silents in 1927 and continuing until an autumn afternoon the. The reunion between the actor and his former lover and their illegitimate teenaged son who believes his father to be an uncle raises the ire of the. Floating weeds ukigusa directed by yasujiro ozu 1959 color 119 min one of the best parts of this film is the terrific cinematography, which should come as no surprise. Director kevin hudson and producer brad simonsen assembled an international team who volunteered their time to make this project. Floating weeds is the story of a troupe of traveling kabuki players who straggle into a coastal village.
The two most common types of floating weeds are duckweed and watermeal. Floating weeds 1959 yify download movie torrent yts. Stories of floating weeds a story of floating weeds. Nov, 2012 floating weeds 1959 is like a familiar piece of music that i can turn to for reassurance and consolation.
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