Muddy River (film)
| Muddy River | |
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| Directed by | Kōhei Oguri |
| Written by | Teru Miyamoto |
| Produced by | Motoyasu Kimura |
| Starring | Takahiro Tamura |
| Cinematography | Shōhei Andō |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Muddy River (泥の河, Doro no kawa) is a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Kōhei Oguri. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] It was also entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.[2]
Plot
Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends. The two families' "businesses" are in fact dining and prostitution. When Nobuo, the restaurateur's son, loses his pocket money during the Tenjin Festival, Kiichi, the prostitute's boy, invites him home, and he learns the truth.
Cast
- Takahiro Tamura as Shinpei Itakura
- Mariko Kaga as Shoko Matsumoto, Kiichi and Ginko's mother
- Nobutaka Asahara as Nobuo Itakura
- Makiko Shibata as Ginko Matsumoto
- Minoru Sakurai as Kiichi Matsumoto
- Yumiko Fujita as Sadako Itakura, Nobuo's mother
- Gannosuke Ashiya as Shinoda, the horse cart man
See also
- List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
External links
- Muddy River at IMDb
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