Movie: Black River

Top 10 Billed Cast

Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe

Nishida

Ineko Arima
有馬稲子

Shizuko

Tatsuya Nakadai
仲代達矢

Jo

Asao Sano
Asao Sano

Sakazaki

Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi

Kin

Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

Kurihara

Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada

Landlady

Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai

Okada (uncredited)

Keiko Awaji
淡路恵子

Okada's Wife (uncredited)

Natsuko Kahara
Natsuko Kahara

(uncredited)

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  • Overview

    A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.

  • Release Date

    1957-10-23

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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