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The River Yokobori

1966 · 100 min

A quiet, sorrowful chamber drama of a marriage souring amid shifting family fortunes, watched with patient sympathy.

Overview: Taka, the daughter of Naniwa-ya, a longtime Osaka store owner, married Kichisaburo Kawashima-ya, the son of a kimono wholesaler. Her husband just tried to play with her like a sweet candy, but Taka fell in love with him. One day, the father-in-law suddenly dies, and the Kawashima-ya family fortune is rapidly changing. However, the depravity of Kichisaburo does not subside...
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, betrayal, love, class
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
love
class
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild