Ukigusa monogatari =  A story of floating weeds / 
 Story of floating weeds.  Floating weeds. 

, Japan 
 - 2 videodiscs (86 min. ; 119 min.) :  sound, black and white and color ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - Criterion collection ;  232. Classic collection. .
 - Criterion collection ;  232. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) .
<br/><br/> Includes the original 1934, black & white, silent film "A Story of Floating Weeds" and the 1959 color remake "Floating Weeds."  Based on a story by Jēmusu Maki.  Credits from English subtitles.  Features: Disc 1: new score by Donald Sosin, audio commentary by Donald Richie ; Disc 2: original theatrical trailer, audio commentary by Roger Ebert. 
<br/><br/> Story of floating weeds /  Floating weeds /  Janus Films ; a Shochiku film ; screenplay by Tadao Ikeda ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu.  Janus Films ; produced by Masaichi Nagata ; screenplay by Yasujiro Ozu, Kogo Noda ; directed by Yasujiro Ozu.  (86 min.) --  (119 min.). 
<br/><br/>1st work: Photographed by Hideo Mohara ; optional new score by David Sosin. 2nd work: Photography by Kazuo Miyagawa ; editing, Toyo Suzuki ; music, Kojun Saito.  1st work: Photographed by Hideo Mohara ; optional new score by David Sosin. 2nd work: Photography by Kazuo Miyagawa ; editing, Toyo Suzuki ; music, Kojun Saito. 
<br/><br/>1st work: Takeshi Sakamoto, Choko Iida, Hideo Mitsui, Rieko Yagumo, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Tokkan-Kozo. 2nd work: Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo, Ayako Wakao. 
<br/><br/> In 1959, Yasujiro Ozu remade his 1934 silent film: A Story of Floating Weeds in color and sound with the cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (Rashomon, Ugetsu). Setting his later version in a seaside location, Ozu otherwise preserves the details of his elegantly simple plot wherein an aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunities with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all. A Story of Floating Weeds reveals Ozu in the midst of developing his mode of expression; Floating weeds reveals his distinct style at its pinnacle. In each, the director captures the joy and sadness in everyday life. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, NTSC, region 1, 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono., Dolby digital 5.0. 
<br/><br/><br/>A story of floating weeds: silent film with Japanese intertitles, optional English subtitles. Floating weeds: Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0780027051 9780780027053 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>037429181928 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>FLO060  Criterion Collection 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tapes  http://www.midwesttapes.com  Midwest Tapes  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Entertainers--Japan--Drama.<br/>Entertainers.<br/>Manners and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Social life and customs--Drama.<br/>Japan.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Nihon  Seikatsu shiyōto shūkan  Dorama. 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Drama.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Fiction films.<br/>Japanese language materials.<br/>Silent films.<br/>Silent films.<br/>Foreign films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1997.A1  / U45 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/75