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Black River (1957)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 54M

Director : Masaki Kobayashi

Synopsis

The story follows a university student who moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.

Actors

Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Nishida
Ineko Arima
Ineko Arima
Shizuko
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Jo
Asao Sano
Asao Sano
Sakazaki
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Kin
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Kurihara
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Landlady (uncredited)
Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai
Okada (uncredited)
Keiko Awaji
Keiko Awaji
Okada's Wife (uncredited)
Natsuko Kahara
Natsuko Kahara
(uncredited)
Chisato Kasuga
Chisato Kasuga
(uncredited)
Yôko Katsuragi
Yôko Katsuragi
(uncredited)
Kôichi Kitami
Kôichi Kitami
(uncredited)
Masao Kiyomizu
Masao Kiyomizu
(uncredited)
Sue Mitobe
Sue Mitobe
(uncredited)
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
(uncredited)
Yasushi Nagata
Yasushi Nagata
(uncredited)
Zeko Nakamura
Zeko Nakamura
(uncredited)
Masao Oda
Masao Oda
(uncredited)
Shojiro Ogasawara
Shojiro Ogasawara
(uncredited)
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
(uncredited)
Toyo Takahashi
Toyo Takahashi
(uncredited)
Tamotsu Tamura
Tamotsu Tamura
(uncredited)
Nakajirô Tomita
Nakajirô Tomita
(uncredited)
Kanji Ōsugi
Kanji Ōsugi
(uncredited)
Jun Ôtomo
Jun Ôtomo
(uncredited)

Crews

Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Director
Takeo Tomishima
Takeo Tomishima
Story
Zenzō Matsuyama
Zenzō Matsuyama
Writer
Ryôtarô Kuwata
Ryôtarô Kuwata
Producer
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Yûharu Atsuta
Yûharu Atsuta
Director of Photography
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Editor
Ninjin Kurabu
Ninjin Kurabu
Production Design
Kazue Hirataka
Kazue Hirataka
Art Direction
Michisaburô Yasuda
Michisaburô Yasuda
Set Decoration
Yûji Nagashima
Yûji Nagashima
Costume Design
Ikuo Kogiso
Ikuo Kogiso
Production Supervisor
Yûgorô Imai
Yûgorô Imai
Assistant Director
Kintarô Yamamoto
Kintarô Yamamoto
Set Designer
Hideo Nishizaki
Hideo Nishizaki
Sound
Mitsuru Kaneko
Mitsuru Kaneko
Sound mixer
Shinichi Kishimoto
Shinichi Kishimoto
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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