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This is Jake Kath
25Nov12
I don't think its possible to accurately articulate the movie! Its so embedded in the feeling of daily life and transience of everything that communicating what it really is won't be possible until your six feet under! Its a beautiful movie that I look forward to returning to.
Salvador Amores
28Oct12
Being my first full Ozu, I had really high expectations on this, and while it is visually breathtaking and technically impressive for the whole two hours, I couldn't help but finding some of the situations and the characters to be somewhat dated and at times even plain annoying. But I will not deny this is a good experience, a nice little film.
lyratheliar
22Sep12
I love Machiko Kyô in this movie. She's so passionate and vibrant. And it's like she makes everything all right in the end. Brings in a glimpse of sunshine when you have no hope left.
Fusayoshi Umezono
12Apr12
うきくさ http://www.nihon-eiga.com/program/detail/nh10000643_0001.html "Ukikusa" is not "Ukigusa" I asked Incorrect title of IMDb｡ But Title section manager refused. And people believe that incorrect info. Tragedy!
DT
8Apr12
A stark counter to the fluff of Good Morning, this is one of Ozu’s darkest and most mature efforts to date, featuring some of the most complex relationships in any of his major works thus far. The initial, sheer warmth and joy that perennially marks his pictures - encompassing the terrific, vibrant colour cinematography - soon develops into a most melancholy rendering of ageing and reunion by film’s end, rounding off quite a cathartic trip. I think I appreciate the final shape of the work more than I do enjoy it, but its maturity warrants admiration all the same.
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Trolley Freak
31Aug11
Throughout his career Ozu recycled plots and characters but this gorgeous looking colour film is his only actual remake. Originally filmed in 1934, the remake was made away from his home studio Shochiku and stars Machiko Kyo - in her only Ozu film - as the mistress of the leader of a theatrical troupe, jealous of his relationship with a former lover and using the beautiful Ayako Wakao to seduce his illegitimate son..
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Erik Villasenor
31May11
Beside being one of the most breathtaking films visually, Floating weeds manages to tell the same story but in a more fast paced and nuanced matter.Though I still prefer the silent version, this reimagining is undoubtebly a masterpiece in it's own right. The characters are more fleshed out yet the emotional impact wasn't as strong. Ozu is one of my favorite auteurs at this point and I've only seen three of his films.
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Le Samourai
12Jul10
so so good... why have I never sat down and watched Ozu's original "A Story of Floating Weeds"...??