Floating Weeds (1959)

Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa

119 min65 frames

Drama

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Floating Weeds

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Floating Weeds (1959) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese restaurant interior features a raised platform with patterned tiles and tatami.… — Floating Weeds (1959) — © Daiei Film

Floating Weeds (1959) movie still: wide — A concrete breakwater extends into a calm ocean under a clear, pale blue sky. A glass bottle sits upright… — Floating Weeds (1959) — © Daiei Film

Floating Weeds — official trailer

What is Floating Weeds about?

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Where can you watch Floating Weeds?

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What does the cinematography of Floating Weeds look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Floating Weeds builds its coverage from medium shots (55% of the sample), with wide compositions (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa keeps 63% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 66% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Floating Weeds?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Floating Weeds (1959) are #30312e, #f9f9f6, #d2d1cb, #51524c, #8d938c, #141311 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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