Black River (1957)
Kuroi kawa (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 54min
- Action, Crime
- 23 Oct 1957 (Japan)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
| Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Nishida
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| Tatsuya Nakadai | ... |
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| Ineko Arima | ... |
Shizuko
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| Keiko Awaji | ... |
Okada's Wife
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Asao Sano | ... |
Sakazaki
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| Seiji Miyaguchi | ... |
Kin
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Tomo'o Nagai | ... |
Okada
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| Eijirô Tôno | ... |
Kurihara
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| Isuzu Yamada | ... |
Landlady
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Chisato Kasuga |
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| Yôko Katsuragi |
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Kôichi Kitami |
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Masao Kiyomizu |
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Sue Mitobe |
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Yasushi Nagata |
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Zekô Nakamura |
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| Masao Oda |
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Shôjirô Ogasawara |
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| Kin Sugai |
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| Toyo Takahashi |
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Tamotsu Tamura |
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Nakajirô Tomita |
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Kanji Ôsugi |
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Jun Ôtomo |
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Directed by
| Masaki Kobayashi | ||
Written by
| Zenzô Matsuyama | ... | (screenplay) |
| Takeo Tomishima | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Ryôtarô Kuwata | ... | producer |
Music by
| Chûji Kinoshita | ||
Cinematography by
| Yûharu Atsuta | ||
Editing by
| Yoshiyasu Hamamura | ||
Production Design by
| Ninjin Kurabu | ||
Art Direction by
| Kazue Hirataka | ||
Set Decoration by
| Michisaburô Yasuda | ||
Costume Design by
| Yûji Nagashima | ||
Production Management
| Ikuo Kogiso | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yûgorô Imai | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Kintarô Yamamoto | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Mitsuru Kaneko | ... | sound mixer |
| Shinichi Kishimoto | ... | sound recordist |
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Takashi Kawamata | ... | assistant photographer |
| Kiyoharu Sudô | ... | gaffer |
| Saburô Takahashi | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Ryûji Hayashi | ... | film development |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (1957) (Japan) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Perhaps Kobayashi's most sordid film, Black River is an exposé of the rampant corruption on and around U.S. military bases following World War II. Kobayashi spirals out from the story of a love triangle that develops between a good-natured student, his innocent girlfriend, and a coldhearted petty criminal (Tatsuya Nakadai, in his first major role) to diagnose a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness, devolving into gangsterism, violence, and prostitution. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Tatsuya Nakadai's first major role for director Kobayashi, starting a partnership that lasted over 15 years and 10 films. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Neptune's Daughter (1949). See more » |