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Black River

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A love triangle that develops between a good-natured student, his innocent girlfriend, and a coldhearted petty criminal to reveal a nation slowly succumbing to lawlessness and violence.

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Insomniac X @RT03001349 01/31/2025 Bleak portrait of poverty and sexual violence in the shadow of a US military base. Its characters are fatalistically degraded to the point of hopelessness, creating a viewing experience that is hard to endure, despite the sometimes poetic nature of their tragedy. See more Read all reviews
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Masaki Kobayashi

Director

Fumio Watanabe

Nishida

Tatsuya Nakadai

Jo

Ineko Arima

Shizuko

Keiko Awaji

Okada's Wife

Asao Sano

Sakazaki
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Synopsis A love triangle that develops between a good-natured student, his innocent girlfriend, and a coldhearted petty criminal to reveal a nation slowly succumbing to lawlessness and violence.
Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Producer
Ryôtarô Kuwata
Screenwriter
Zenzô Matsuyama, Takeo Tomishima
Production Co
Shochiku
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 50m