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River's Edge

2018 · 118 min

A slow, uneasy drift through tangled teenage longings and secrets, leaving a lingering sense of unease and melancholy.

Tagline
An unknown dead body left by the riverside leads them to sharing a secret and creating a distorted bond.
Overview
High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Isao Yukisada
Written by
Misaki Setoyama
Starring
Fumi Nikaido, Ryo Yoshizawa, Aoi Morikawa, Shuhei Uesugi, Sumire, Shiori Doi, Wako Ando, Takuya Matsunaga
Cinematography
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Runtime
118 min
Country
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Languages
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