Masaki KOBAYASHI 小林正樹
Black River
黒い河
Nippon Retro ²
Student Nishida falls in love with waitress Shizuko. But gangster Joe, played by Tatsuya NAKADAI in his first major role, rapes and coerces her into a relationship. Meanwhile, plans for a new hotel threaten Nishida’s community. Masaki KOBAYASHI’s film noir explores themes of corruption, gentrification, and sexual violence.
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Black River (NC 2026)
Classic Drama Violence
黒い河
Kuroi kawa
Japan 1957
114 minutes
Director
Masaki KOBAYASHI
Script
Zenzo MATSUYAMA based on a novel by Takeo TOMISHIMA
Cinematography
Yuharu ATSUTA
World sales
Shochiku
Film print
Japan Foundation
Cast
Fumio WATANABE, Ineko ARIMA, Tatsuya NAKADAI, Isuzu YAMADA, Tomoo NAGAI
About Masaki KOBAYASHI
小林正樹
Masaki KOBAYASHI was born in Hokkaido in 1916 and died in Tokyo in 1996.