Drama ·Fantasy · Japan · 2025 · 1h 48m

River Returns

光る川

River Returns poster
Director
Masakazu Kaneko
Cast
Sanetoshi Ariyama as Yucha & Shiro Asuka Hanamura as Oyo Yo Aoi as Saku Tomomitsu Adachi as Haruo Kinuo Yamada as Ayumi Keisuke Horibe as Storyteller
Crew
Tatsuya Yamada — Director of Photography Masakazu Kaneko — Screenplay Genki Yoshimura — Screenplay Michio Morioka — Producer Mayumi Fukuhara — Producer
Synopsis

In 1958, as a deadly typhoon approaches, a young boy embarks on a perilous journey to a haunted mountain pool, determined to calm a sorrowful spirit whose grief has cursed the village with devastating floods.

Trailer River Returns — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
1950s
Key Collaborators
Masakazu Kaneko Director Tatsuya Yamada Director of Photography Masakazu Kaneko Screenplay Genki Yoshimura Screenplay Michio Morioka Producer Mayumi Fukuhara Producer
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