Floating Weeds
Nov 17 1959
•2h 55m
•Drama
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
Cast
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Ganjirō Nakamura II
Komajuro Arashi
Machiko Kyō
Sumiko
Ayako Wakao
Kayo
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Kiyoshi
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