Muddy River
1981·Japan·105 min.
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Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends. The two families' "businesses" are in fact dining and prostitution. When Nobou, the restauranteur's son, loses his pocket money during the Tenjin Festival, Kiichi, the prostitute's boy, invites him home, and he learns the truth.
DirectorKôhei Oguri
MusicKurodo Mori
CinematographyShôhei Andô
CastTakahiro Tamura·Mariko Kaga·Nobutaka Asahara·Makiko Shibata·Minoru Sakurai·Yumiko Fujita·Gannosuke Ashiya
Original titleDoro no kawa (Muddy River)