Floating Weeds

Aroview: An aging actor who returns with his troupe to his provincial town, and becomes caught between his long-lost family and his jealous mistress.

Depicting the rapture and pain of everyday life in exquisite seaside summer colours, this a fine example of Ozu’s mastery of tone.

This two-disc "Criterion Collection" (rental copy) also features Ozu's original pre-war melodrama, A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS (B/W Silent 1934).