The River Fuefuki (1960)
1h 57m
Running Time
October 19, 1960Release Date
The River Fuefuki (1960)
1h 57m
Running Time
October 19, 1960Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently The River Fuefuki is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Takahiro Tamura
Sadahei

Hideko Takamine
Okei

Matsumoto Hakuō II
Sozo - 1st Son

Kichiemon Nakamura II
Yasuzo - 2nd Son

Shinji Tanaka
Heikichi - 3rd Son

Shima Iwashita
Ume - Daughter

Michiko Araki
Tatsu

Yūsuke Kawazu
Jiro

Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII
Takeda Shingen

Yoshi Katō
Ojii

Fumio Watanabe

Keisuke Kinoshita
Director / Screenplay / Producer

Shichirō Fukazawa
Novel

Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer

Hiroshi Kusuda
Director of Photography

Yoshi Sugihara
Editor

Kōhei Ezaki
Art Direction

Takao Akita
Set Decoration

Matsuo Yamaguchi
Costume Design

Kei Hamano
Production Supervisor

Yuko Nakajima
Makeup Artist

Yōichi Mitsuoka
Hairstylist

Yoshikazu Ōtsuki
Assistant Director

Saburō Iwai
Set Designer

Kisaku Ito
Production Design

Tokuji Kobayashi

Shin Ibuki

Rō Ose

Masanao Kawakane

Kuniko Igawa

Tōru Abe

Toshiko Kobayashi
Media.





Details.
Release DateOctober 19, 1960
Original Name笛吹川
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
civil war
based on novel or book
river
samurai
bridge
peasant
family relationships
period drama
feudal lord
feudal japan
spanning generations
Wiki.
The River Fuefuki (笛吹川, Fuefukigawa) is a 1960 Japanese historical drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita and starring Hideko Takamine. It is based on a novel by Shichirō Fukazawa.
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