The River Fuefuki

1960 1h 57m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to escape his miserable condition, being soon followed by his younger brothers. Although not all the men of the family take this tragic path of death, women of the family will be doomed to endure the pain of loss during the next five generations.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takahiro Tamura
Sadahei
Hideko Takamine
Okei
Matsumoto Hakuō II
Sozo - 1st Son
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Yasuzo - 2nd Son
Shinji Tanaka
Heikichi - 3rd Son
Shima Iwashita
Ume - Daughter
Michiko Araki
Tatsu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Jiro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Writers: Keisuke Kinoshita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, shot by Hiroshi Kusuda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takahiro Tamura and Hideko Takamine and Matsumoto Hakuō II carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Keisuke Kinoshita directs. Hiroshi Kusuda behind the camera. Chūji Kinoshita scores. Yoshi Sugihara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, shot by Hiroshi Kusuda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Takahiro Tamura and Hideko Takamine and Matsumoto Hakuō II carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0053842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "samurai", "civil war", "based on novel or book", "river".