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Black River
Black River

Black River

Genres

CrimeDrama

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A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

23 October 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Nishida

Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Shizuko

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Jo

Asao Sano

Asao Sano

Sakazaki

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kin

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Kurihara

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Landlady

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Okada (uncredited)

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Okada's Wife (uncredited)

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

(uncredited)

Chisato Kasuga

Chisato Kasuga

(uncredited)

Yōko Katsuragi

Yōko Katsuragi

(uncredited)

Kôichi Kitami

Kôichi Kitami

(uncredited)

Masao Kiyomizu

Masao Kiyomizu

(uncredited)

Sue Mitobe

Sue Mitobe

(uncredited)

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Yasushi Nagata

Yasushi Nagata

(uncredited)

Zeko Nakamura

Zeko Nakamura

(uncredited)

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Shojiro Ogasawara

Shojiro Ogasawara

(uncredited)

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

(uncredited)

Tamotsu Tamura

Tamotsu Tamura

(uncredited)

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

(uncredited)

Kanji Ōsugi

Kanji Ōsugi

(uncredited)

Jun Ōtomo

Jun Ōtomo

(uncredited)

Yoshiko Togawa

Yoshiko Togawa

Haruko Chichibu

Haruko Chichibu

Aiko Ikumi

Aiko Ikumi

Yôko Chimura

Yôko Chimura

Daijirô Minami

Daijirô Minami

Mitsugu Fujita

Mitsugu Fujita

Minako Paul

Minako Paul

Tsuneko Sasaki

Tsuneko Sasaki

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