Black River (1957): Cast
Black River is a 1957 crime drama directed by Masaki Kobayashi, starring Tatsuya Nakadai as Jo, Eijirô Tôno and Isuzu Yamada. It runs 1 hour 54 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 54m (114 min)
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Shochiku
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Black River About?
The premise of Black River without spoilers.
A university student moves into a rundown apartment block and begins a romance with a young waitress who lives there. As they settle in, the building’s landlord plots to forcefully evict the tenants and sell the property, resorting to illegal tactics that plunge the residents into a desperate struggle to protect their homes.
Black River Themes & Keywords
· 25 tags- yakuza
- love
- japan
- petty criminal
- u.s. military base
- love triangle
- prostitution
- student
- post war
- japanese noir
- run over by a truck
- doctor
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- blood transfusion
- lower class
- watch
- military base
- poverty
- shack
- triangle drama
- landlady
- gangster
- tenant
- apartment building
- landlord
- demolition
Black River Cast & Characters
Tatsuya Nakadai leads the cast as Jo, with Eijirô Tôno as Kurihara and Isuzu Yamada as Landlady. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi; 34 actors are credited in all.
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Director Masaki Kobayashi
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Jo -
Eijirô Tôno as Kurihara -
Isuzu Yamada as Landlady -
Ineko Arima as Shizuko
Also Starring in Black River
· 30 more- Toyo Takahashi
- Yôko Katsuragi
- Fumio Watanabe Nishida
- Seiji Miyaguchi Kin
- Asao Sano Sakazaki
- Kin Sugai
- Keiko Awaji Okada's Wife (uncredited)
- Masao Oda
- Tomo'o Nagai Okada (uncredited)
- Eiko Miyoshi
- Nakajirō Tomita
- Zeko Nakamura
- Natsuko Kahara
- Yasushi Nagata
- Haruko Chichibu
- Sue Mitobe
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More from Masaki Kobayashi
More films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, best-rated first: Samurai Rebellion, Harakiri, The Empty Table and Tokyo Trial.
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Black River FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Black River, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Black River?
Black River runs 1 hour 54 minutes (114 minutes).
When was Black River released?
Black River was released on October 23, 1957.
Who directed Black River?
Black River was directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
More films by Masaki Kobayashi Who is in the cast of Black River?
Black River stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Jo, Eijirô Tôno as Kurihara and Isuzu Yamada as Landlady, among 34 credited actors.
Does Black River have a post-credit scene?
No. Black River has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Black River in?
The original language of Black River is Japanese.
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