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The River with No Bridge

60% | May 23, 1992
Drama

A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are continuously harassed by their teachers and classmates through their childhood as a result of their Buraku heritage. In the midst of the 1918 Great Rice Riots in Osaka, Seitaro meets with Asako, the daughter of a rice shop owner, and falls in love with her. She too is of Buraku descent. At the same period, Hideaki, an old friend of the brothers returns to Komori, and he along with Koji and the townspeople create "Zenkoku Suiheisha", the National Levelers Association, an organization pledged to build a bridge over the river of discrimination, making all people equal in every way.

Top Billed Cast

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Naoko Ohtani
Fude Hatanaka
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Tamao Nakamura
Nui Hatanaka
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Tetta Sugimoto
Seitaro Hatanaka
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Atsuro Watabe
Koji Hatanaka
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Masato Hagiwara
Sadao Shimura

Featured Crew

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Akira Naitō
Art Direction
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Yōichi Higashi
Director
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Kazunobu Yamaguchi
Producer
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Tetsujirô Yamagami
Producer
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Yōichi Higashi
Screenplay
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Sue Sumii
Novel
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Koichi Kawakami
Director of Photography
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Hideyoshi Kin
Screenplay
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Osamu Inoue
Editor
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Ernesto Cavour
Original Music Composer

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