Nov 17, 1959
115 min
Full-HD

Floating Weeds (1959)

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Komajuro Arashi

Machiko Kyō

Sumiko

Ayako Wakao

Kayo

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Kiyoshi

Haruko Sugimura

Oyoshi

Hitomi Nozoe

Aiko

Chishū Ryū

Theatre Owner

Kōji Mitsui

Kichinosuke

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