The River with No Bridge
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A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are continuously harassed by their teachers and classmates through their childhood as a result of their Buraku heritage. In the midst of the 1918 Great Rice Riots in Osaka, Seitaro meets with Asako, the daughter of a rice shop owner, and falls in love with her. She too is of Buraku descent. At the same period, Hideaki, an old friend of the brothers returns to Komori, and he along with Koji and the townspeople create "Zenkoku Suiheisha", the National Levelers Association, an organization pledged to build a bridge over the river of discrimination, making all people equal in every way.
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Cast
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Naoko Ohtani
Fude Hatanaka
Known for
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Land of Hope
Tamao Nakamura
Nui Hatanaka
Known for
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Yōichi Higashi
Koichi Kawakami
Tetsujirô Yamagami
Tetta Sugimoto
Seitaro Hatanaka
Known for
Departures
Reincarnation
Osamu Inoue
Hideyoshi Kin
Atsuro Watabe
Koji Hatanaka
Known for
Three... Extremes
Love Exposure
Akira Naitô
Sue Sumii
Masato Hagiwara
Sadao Shimura
Known for
Cure
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Yōichi Higashi Director · Hideyoshi Kin Screenplay Sue Sumii Author
United States release October 1, 1994 · Produced in Japan · Original title 橋のない川
Production
Seiyu
Production
Japan
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Original title
橋のない川
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 23, 1992
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1994
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