The River Fuefuki (1960)
Original title: 笛吹川
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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.
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Takahiro TamuraSadahei
Hideko TakamineOkei
Matsumoto Hakuō IISozo - 1st Son
Kichiemon Nakamura IIYasuzo - 2nd SonShinji TanakaHeikichi - 3rd Son
Shima IwashitaUme - Daughter
Michiko ArakiTatsu
Yūsuke KawazuJiro
Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIITakeda Shingen
Yoshi KatōOjii
Fumio Watanabe
Kuniko IgawaKeywords
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What is The River Fuefuki about?
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.
How long is The River Fuefuki?
The River Fuefuki has a runtime of 117 minutes.
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