Black River

Year: 1957

Runtime: 114 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Masaki Kobayashi

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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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