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The River Fuefuki
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The River Fuefuki

1960-10-19 · 117 min · ★ 7.7

War · Drama · History

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.

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Directors
Keisuke Kinoshita
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Takahiro TamuraTakahiro TamuraSadahei
Hideko TakamineHideko TakamineOkei
Matsumoto Hakuō IIMatsumoto Hakuō IISozo - 1st Son
Kichiemon Nakamura IIKichiemon Nakamura IIYasuzo - 2nd Son
Shinji TanakaHeikichi - 3rd Son
Shima IwashitaShima IwashitaUme - Daughter
Michiko ArakiMichiko ArakiTatsu
Yūsuke KawazuYūsuke KawazuJiro
Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIINakamura Kanzaburō XVIITakeda Shingen
Yoshi KatōYoshi KatōOjii
Fumio WatanabeFumio Watanabe
Kuniko IgawaKuniko Igawa
Tōru AbeTōru Abe
Toshiko KobayashiToshiko Kobayashi
Masao OdaMasao Oda
Hisano YamaokaHisano Yamaoka
Etsuko IchiharaEtsuko Ichihara
Toru Takeuchi
Hiroko Itō
Toshiko Yabuki

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