The River Fuefuki
笛吹川
Japan • 1960
Director
Synopsis
In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to escape his miserable condition, being soon followed by his younger brothers. Although not all the men of the family take this tragic path of death, women of the family will be doomed to endure the pain of loss during the next five generations.
Synopsis
In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to escape his miserable condition, being soon followed by his younger brothers. Although not all the men of the family take this tragic path of death, women of the family will be doomed to endure the pain of loss during the next five generations.
Credits
Crew
DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita
WriterKeisuke Kinoshita
CinematographerHiroshi Kusuda
ComposerChūji Kinoshita
EditorYoshi Sugihara
ProducerKeisuke Kinoshita
Cast
Takahiro Tamuraas Sadahei
Hideko Takamineas Okei
Matsumoto Hakuō IIas Sozo - 1st Son
Kichiemon Nakamura IIas Yasuzo - 2nd Son