
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes(2020)
A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.


“Another "two minutes"”
The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!

Riko Fujitani
Mikoto

Yuki Torigoe
Taku

Munenori Nagano
Head Clerk
Takashi Sumita
Head Chef

Masashi Suwa
Nomiya

Gota Ishida
Kusumi
Haruki Nakagawa
Sugiyama

Kazunari Tosa
Hunter

Shiori Kubo
Hisame

Yoshimasa Kondo
Obata
River is a comedy, science fiction, fantasy film released in 2023 exploring themes of time loop, kyoto, japan, speculative, meditative, playful, ryokan. Directed by Junta Yamaguchi, it stars Riko Fujitani, Yuki Torigoe, Munenori Nagano. The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!
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