If you loved Floating Weeds, try A Story of Floating Weeds

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. A Story of Floating Weeds has roughly 3.1× fewer votes than Floating Weeds — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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1959 · dir. Yasujirō Ozu

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A Story of Floating Weeds

1934 · dir. Yasujirō Ozu

What they share

Both films are directed by Yasujirō Ozu, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Floating Weeds, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

bittersweetforeign gemtender

What A Story of Floating Weeds is

The Last Samurai meets Tokyo Story. An aging actor reunites with his former lover. Heartbreak ensues.

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