| Description |
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Essential art house.
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Criterion collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959 under the title Ukigusa which was a remake of Ozu's 1934 silent classic A story of floating weeds. |
| Summary |
An aging actor returns to the town where his son lives, who has believed all these years to be his uncle rather than his father. |
| Subject |
Fathers and sons -- Japan -- Drama.
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Acknowledgment of children -- Japan -- Drama.
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Foreign films -- Japan.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (JAPANESE), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films Japan.
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Motion pictures, Japanese.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963.
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Nakamura, Ganjirō, 1902-1983.
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Kyo, Machiko, 1924-
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Kadokawa Pictures USA, Inc.
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Ukigusa monogatari |
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Floating weeds |
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Story of floating weeds
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| ISBN |
9781604652628 |
| Standard No. |
715515056410 |
| Music No. |
EAH032 The Criterion Collection |
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