The River Fuefuki

The River Fuefuki

1960
1h 57m
7.5

7.5/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 笛吹川
Release Date October 19, 1960
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0053842

Cast

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

Key Crew

Keisuke Kinoshita
Screenplay
Keisuke Kinoshita
Director
Keisuke Kinoshita
Producer