The Backwater (2013)
- Original title
- 共喰い
- Directed by
- Shinji Aoyama
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage boy navigates a difficult home life in a small rural Japanese town. He deals with his father's abusive behavior and the complex relationships with the people around him.
sombercontemplativerawintimateslow-pacedtenseatmosphericbrooding
What happens
The Backwater (共喰い, Tomogui; Cannibal) is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Shinji Aoyama, starring Masaki Suda. It is based on the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel by Shinya Tanaka and adapted by Haruhiko Arai. The film won the Best Director award from the Swiss critics' federation and the Best Film award from the Junior Jury's at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
More like this
- Like Father, Like Son (2013)
- The Millennial Rapture (2013)
- Tokyo Family (2013)
- See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2013)
- Petal Dance (2013)
- A Boy Called H (2013)
- ワンネス〜運命引き寄せの黄金律〜 (2013)
- Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…