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Muddy River
Muddy River

Muddy River

Growing up... the innocence of youth lost to the realities of friendship, death, sex and injustice.

Genres

Drama

OverView

Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

30 January 1981

Country

Japan

Cast

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Shinpei Itakura

Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

Shoko Matsumoto

Nobutaka Asahara

Nobutaka Asahara

Nobuo Itakura

Makiko Shibata

Makiko Shibata

Ginko Matsumoto

Minoru Sakurai

Minoru Sakurai

Kiichi Matsumoto

Yumiko Fujita

Yumiko Fujita

Sadako Itakura

Gannosuke Ashiya

Gannosuke Ashiya

Shinoda

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Policeman

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Man on Festival Boat

Masako Yagi

Masako Yagi

Shinpei's First Wife

Reiko Hatsune

Reiko Hatsune

Tobacco Shop Woman

Yoshitaka Nishiyama

Yoshitaka Nishiyama

Warehouse Guard

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