River
“Another "two minutes"”
The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!
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Cast
13 people
Riko Fujitani
Mikoto
Known for
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Yuki Torigoe
Taku
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Munenori Nagano
Head Clerk
Known for
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
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Takashi Sumita
Head Chef
Known for
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Masashi Suwa
Nomiya
Known for
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Gota Ishida
Kusumi
Known for
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Inu-Oh
Haruki Nakagawa
Sugiyama
Known for
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Inu-Oh
Kazunari Tosa
Hunter
Known for
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Inu-Oh
Shiori Kubo
Hisame
Also in
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Yoshimasa Kondo
Obata
Known for
Princess Mononoke
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Manami Honjou
Kimi
Known for
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Saori
Chino
Known for
1 Litre of Tears
100 Yen Love
Junta Yamaguchi Director · Makoto Ueda Writer Koji Takimoto Composer
United States release April 16, 2024 · Produced in Japan · Production Tollywood Studio Project
Production
Europe Kikaku
Production
Tollywood Studio Project
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
リバー、流れないでよ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Switzerland · June 5, 2023
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
Japan · June 23, 2023
Theatrical · Roadshow
United States · April 16, 2024
Physical
United States
September 24, 2023 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
Austria
September 27, 2023 · SLASH Filmfestival
Canada
June 23, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Colombia
October 14, 2023 · Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín
France
December 9, 2023 · Premiere · PIFFF Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
November 7, 2024 · Premiere · L'Etrange Festival Clermont-Ferrand
November 30, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Saisons Hanabi hiver 2024
August 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
October 22, 2023 · Premiere · Weird Weekender International Film Festival Stuttgart
Hong Kong SAR China
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Indonesia
November 26, 2023 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Philippines
November 23, 2023 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Singapore
October 7, 2023 · Japanese Film Festival
South Korea
August 7, 2025 · Digital · 2025-VF01241
Spain
April 19, 2024 · Digital
Taiwan
April 14, 2024 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 10, 2023 · Digital
February 12, 2024 · Physical
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