The River Fuefuki
Description
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.
Stars
Takahiro Tamura, Hideko Takamine, Matsumoto HakuĊ II, Kichiemon Nakamura II, Shinji Tanaka
Runtime
117 minutes
Release Date
October 19, 1960
Rating
7.5/10 (12 votes)