Night River (1956)
- Original title
- 夜の河
- Directed by
- Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman navigates her personal and romantic life in post-war Japan. The story follows her quiet struggles and choices.
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What happens
Night River (Japanese: 夜の河, Hepburn: Yoru no kawa), also titled Undercurrent or River of Night, is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It was Yoshimura's first film photographed in colour. The screenplay by Sumie Tanaka is based on a novel by Hisao Sawano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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