Black River
1957, Japanese. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post-War era.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Black River is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 23 October 1957
- Original title
- 黒い河
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Takeo Tomishima, Zenzō Matsuyama
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Black River runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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Black River is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Black River?
If you liked Black River, try Pigs and Battleships, Youth of the Beast, Drunken Angel.
Who directed Black River?
Black River (1957) was directed by Masaki Kobayashi and stars Ineko Arima, Fumio Watanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai.