Muddy River
1981 · Movie · 105 min. · Japan
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.
Direction Kôhei Oguri
Cast Takahiro Tamura · Mariko Kaga · Nobutaka Asahara · Makiko Shibata · Minoru Sakurai · Yumiko Fujita · Gannosuke Ashiya
Soundtrack Kurodo Mori
Screenplay Takako Shigemori · Teru Miyamoto
Cinematography Shôhei Andô
Original title Doro no kawa (Muddy River)
7.4
97 votes (FilmAffinity)
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