The River Fuefuki

The River Fuefuki (1960-10-19)

War | Drama | History |

7.5

Overview

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.

Directed By: Keisuke Kinoshita

Star Cast: Takahiro Tamura , Hideko Takamine , Matsumoto Hakuō II , Kichiemon Nakamura II ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 117m
Popularity: 5.4041
Language: ja

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 7.5
Vote Count: 12

Keywords

samurai civil war based on novel or book river peasant bridge family relationships period drama feudal lord feudal japan spanning generations

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Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Sadahei

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Okei

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Matsumoto Hakuō II

Sozo - 1st Son

Kichiemon Nakamura II

Kichiemon Nakamura II

Yasuzo - 2nd Son

Shinji Tanaka

Shinji Tanaka

Heikichi - 3rd Son

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Ume - Daughter

Michiko Araki

Michiko Araki

Tatsu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Jiro

Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII

Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII

Takeda Shingen

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Ojii

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Kuniko Igawa

Kuniko Igawa

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Toshiko Kobayashi

Toshiko Kobayashi

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisano Yamaoka

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Toru Takeuchi

Toru Takeuchi