Drama · Japan · 1967 · 1h 43m

River of Forever

千曲川絶唱

Director

Shirō Toyoda

Cast

Kinya Kitaoji as Yuriko Hoshi as Seiji Miyaguchi as Kunie Tanaka as Ayumi Ishida as Sandayuu Dokumamushi as

Crew

Kōzō Okazaki — Director of Photography Zenzō Matsuyama — Writer

Synopsis

A truck driver from Toyama discovers he has contracted leukemia, a condition linked to his past exposure to nuclear fallout while working as a fisherman. Initially despondent and feeling like a medical curiosity, he eventually finds solace in the unwavering devotion of a young nurse who abandons her own plans to care for him.

Key Collaborators

Shirō Toyoda Director Kōzō Okazaki Director of Photography Zenzō Matsuyama Writer

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