Restored & Unseen: Floating Weeds
Yasujiro Ozu / JP, 1959 / 119 min.
Ozu’s remake of his 1934 silent classic A Story of Floating Weeds, about an elderly actor who returns with his company to a small town where he is reunited with his former lover and their illegitimate son. New 4K restoration, the screening on 23 December will be introduced by Ivo Smits, professor of Arts and Cultures of Japan (Leiden University).
The 4K restoration was carried out by the Kadokawa Corporation.
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Director
Yasujiro Ozu
Production year
1959
Country
JP
Original title
Floating Weeds
Length
119 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Restored & Unseen
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