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Black River

7.019571h 54mMovieCrimeDrama

A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post-War era.

DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
WritersTakeo Tomishima·Zenzō Matsuyama
ProducerRyōtarō Kuwata

Where to watch

Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
Availability shown for Canada · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

FWFumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Nishida
IAIneko Arima
Ineko Arima
Shizuko
TNTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Jo
ASAsao Sano
Asao Sano
Sakazaki
SMSeiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kin
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Kurihara
IYIsuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Landlady
TNTomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai
Okada (uncredited)
KAKeiko Awaji
Keiko Awaji
Okada's Wife (uncredited)
NKNatsuko Kahara
Natsuko Kahara
(uncredited)
CK
Chisato Kasuga
(uncredited)
YKYōko Katsuragi
Yōko Katsuragi
(uncredited)

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Black River — streaming FAQ

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Black River is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada. It's not currently on Netflix.

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