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Yoru no kawa

  • 1956
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Yoru no kawa (1956)
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An artistically and commercially successful kimono designer begins an affair with a married man. But when his wife dies, her reaction is not as expected.An artistically and commercially successful kimono designer begins an affair with a married man. But when his wife dies, her reaction is not as expected.An artistically and commercially successful kimono designer begins an affair with a married man. But when his wife dies, her reaction is not as expected.

  • Director
    • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
  • Writers
    • Hisao Sawano
    • Sumie Tanaka
  • Stars
    • Ken Uehara
    • Fujiko Yamamoto
    • Keizô Kawasaki
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    137
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
    • Writers
      • Hisao Sawano
      • Sumie Tanaka
    • Stars
      • Ken Uehara
      • Fujiko Yamamoto
      • Keizô Kawasaki
    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Ken Uehara
    Ken Uehara
    • Professor Takemura
    Fujiko Yamamoto
    Fujiko Yamamoto
    • Kiwa
    Keizô Kawasaki
    Michiko Ai
    Kazuko Ichikawa
    Michiko Ono
    Shunji Natsume
    Yôichi Funaki
    Hikaru Hoshi
    Kaketsu Yamacha
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eitarô Ozawa
    Eitarô Ozawa
    • Director
      • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
    • Writers
      • Hisao Sawano
      • Sumie Tanaka
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    5sharptongue

    Pleasant but a bit dull

    Not a new subject and nothing new to say. This is a pleasant moral tale about a naive young single kimono maker who knowingly becomes involved with a married professor. She knows he's married, because his daughter is instrumental to their meeting. Some lovely Kyoto scenery and fairly good performances make up for the lack of originality or any particular flair.

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      This is the first long colour film in Japan.

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 1959 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • River of the Night
    • Filming locations
      • Kyoto, Japan
    • Production company
      • Daiei Kyoto
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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