
Marty Supreme(2025)
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.


In 1958, as a deadly typhoon approaches, a young boy embarks on a perilous journey to a haunted mountain pool, determined to calm a sorrowful spirit whose grief has cursed the village with devastating floods.

Sanetoshi Ariyama
Yucha & Shiro

Asuka Hanamura
Oyo

Yo Aoi
Saku

Tomomitsu Adachi
Haruo

Kinuo Yamada
Ayumi

Keisuke Horibe
Storyteller

Tetsu Watanabe
Matsu

Toshie Negishi
Batcha

Ken Yasuda
Tsunekichi

Yusuke Takahashi
Kinpei
River Returns is a drama, fantasy film released in 2025 exploring themes of 1950s. Directed by Masakazu Kaneko, it stars Sanetoshi Ariyama, Asuka Hanamura, Yo Aoi. In 1958, as a deadly typhoon approaches, a young boy embarks on a perilous journey to a haunted mountain pool, determined to calm a sorrowful spirit whose grief has cursed the village with devastating floods.
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