River's Edge(2018)
An unknown dead body left by the riverside leads them to sharing a secret and creating a distorted bond.
High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.
Movie: River's Edge
Top 10 Billed Cast
Haruna Wakagusa
Ichiro Yamada
Kanna Tajima
Kannonzaki
Kozue Yoshikawa
Rumi
Yo
Takahashi
Rumi's Older Sister
Toru
Video Trailer River's Edge
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