The River with No Bridge

The River with No Bridge

1992 · 142 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Yōichi Higashi · Written by Yōichi Higashi

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Naoko Ohtani Fude Hatanaka
Tamao Nakamura Nui Hatanaka
Tetta Sugimoto Seitaro Hatanaka
Atsuro Watabe Koji Hatanaka
Masato Hagiwara Sadao Shimura
Saki Takaoka Nanae Minemura
Hiroko Nakajima Asako Sugimoto
Ai Yasunaga Machie Sugimoto
Etsushi Takahashi Munenori Iseda
Katsuo Nakamura
Minori Terada
Ren Osugi

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