<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>For this version of Weeds,Ozu chose what he called his second home,Mie Prefecture,where he had also attended school.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Locations for Ozu films are extremely easy to find with any Japanese search engine.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Locations for Floating Weeds:</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Mie Prefecture:
Shima-gun,Hamajima-cho,Daiou-cho,Ago-cho,Watarai-gun,Tamaru Station in Tamaki-cho.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Also,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Kanagawa Prefecture: Chigasakishi's coast</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Hope this helps.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new
york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Maria-Jose Gonzalez</span></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block; "> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; "> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Monday, 21 October 2013, 23:19, Alo Jõekalda <alojoekalda@gmail.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv7166806933"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Also, a quick look at the Japanese Wikipedia reveals, that Ukigusa was mostly shot at various locations in Mie Prefecture and Chigasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>All the best,<br clear="none">Alo<br clear="none"></div>
<div class="yiv7166806933gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv7166806933yqt2590012024" id="yiv7166806933yqtfd37810"><div class="yiv7166806933gmail_quote">On 21 October 2013 23:09, Luke Cromer <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lukestephencromer@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:lukestephencromer@gmail.com">lukestephencromer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none">
<blockquote class="yiv7166806933gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr">Hi Dave,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Perhaps this website may help? <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.umeshunkyo.or.jp/204/260/data.html">http://www.umeshunkyo.or.jp/204/260/data.html</a></div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Looks like a nice fishing port called Daio-cho in Shima, Mie prefecture. </div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Best,</div><div>Luke</div>
</div><div class="yiv7166806933gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv7166806933gmail_quote"><div><div class="yiv7166806933h5">On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Dave Cooper <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:machine@claudius.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:machine@claudius.com">machine@claudius.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none">
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<i>Dear KineJapan email list ...</i><br clear="none">
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Bruce Willoughby of CJS Publications has recommended that I put
forward my following request ...<br clear="none">
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For a number of years now I have been trying to find out where the
film locations were that Ozu used in the making of his film '<i>Floating
Weeds</i>' (the colour 1959 version also called '<i>Ukikusa</i>').
I have contacted <i>Ozu-San.com</i> ( <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/home.htm">http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/home.htm</a>
), but they are unable to help me. Donald Richie is unable to help
either, as you may know that he died this year.<br clear="none">
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Some images from the film showing locations in Japan can be seen
here:<br clear="none">
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<blockquote><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/films/floatingweeds.htm">http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/films/floatingweeds.htm</a><br clear="none">
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If you cannot help, perhaps you can provide me with a resource in
Japan or a group that may be specialised in Japanese films and who
may be able to help.<br clear="none">
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Many thanks ...<span><font color="#888888"><span><br clear="none">
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Dave Cooper<br clear="none">
Roermond<br clear="none">
LIMBURG<br clear="none">
The Netherlands</span>
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