Synopsis:
* Silent Version * From a story by ""James Maki"", the pseudynom often used by Ozu, ""A Story of Floating Weeds"" is the second instalment of the ""Kihachi Trilogy"". Filmed in Kamisuwa, central Japan, this film is partially an adaptation of a silent American film by George Fitzmaurice. Ozu focuses on the theme of erosion of the family. It tells the story of Kihachi, a traveling kabuki troupe master who comes to a small village to perform. He decices to reunite with his former lover and their illegitimate son. Kihachi has hidden his relationship to his son all these years, this enrages his lover and results in heartbreak for all.