Film
Black River
1957· 1h 54m· Crime· Drama
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.
1957-10-23
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Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
WriterZenzō Matsuyama
ProducerRyōtarō Kuwata
Director of PhotographyYûharu Atsuta
Original Music ComposerChūji Kinoshita
EditorYoshiyasu Hamamura
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 17 crew)
Details
Released1957-10-23
Runtime1h 54m
StatusReleased
StudiosShochiku
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating6.9/10 · 34 votes
Original languageja
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