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Black River (1957) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1957 · 114 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Starring
- Tatsuya Nakadai, Eijirô Tôno, Isuzu Yamada, Ineko Arima, Yôko Chimura, Yôko Katsuragi
A university student moves into a rundown apartment block and begins a romance with a young waitress who lives there. As they settle in, the building’s landlord plots to forcefully evict the tenants and sell the property, resorting to illegal tactics that plunge the residents into a desperate struggle to protect their homes.
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