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73% Critic Match
Muddy River
“Growing up... the innocence of youth lost to the realities of friendship, death, sex and injustice.”
7.3 / 10• 1981• 1h 45m•NR• Japanese
Drama
Storyline
Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends.
Cast & Crew
Takahiro Tamura
Shinpei Itakura
Lead
Mariko Kaga
Shoko Matsumoto
NA
Nobutaka Asahara
Nobuo Itakura
MS
Makiko Shibata
Ginko Matsumoto
MS
Minoru Sakurai
Kiichi Matsumoto
Yumiko Fujita
Sadako Itakura
Gannosuke Ashiya
Shinoda
Keizo Kanie
Policeman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kōhei Oguri's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Muddy River is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
