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Black River

Black River

19576.81h 54m

Overview

A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post-War era.

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Written by Takeo Tomishima, Zenzō Matsuyama
Produced by Ryōtarō Kuwata
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Top Cast

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Nishida

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Shizuko

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Jo

Asao Sano

Asao Sano

Sakazaki

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kin

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Kurihara

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Landlady

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Okada (uncredited)

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Okada's Wife (uncredited)

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

(uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

yakuzapetty criminal

About Black River

Black River is a crime, drama film released in 1957 exploring themes of yakuza, petty criminal. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi, it stars Fumio Watanabe, Ineko Arima, Tatsuya Nakadai. A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post-War era.

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