Muddy River
1981, Japanese. Directed by Kōhei Oguri.
Growing up... the innocence of youth lost to the realities of friendship, death, sex and injustice.
Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kōhei OguriDirector
- Takahiro TamuraShinpei Itakura
- Mariko KagaShoko Matsumoto
- Nobutaka AsaharaNobuo Itakura
- Makiko ShibataGinko Matsumoto
- Minoru SakuraiKiichi Matsumoto
- Yumiko FujitaSadako Itakura
- Gannosuke AshiyaShinoda
- Keizo KaniePoliceman
- Taiji TonoyamaMan on Festival Boat
- Masako YagiShinpei's First Wife
- Reiko HatsuneTobacco Shop Woman
- Yoshitaka NishiyamaWarehouse Guard
Details
- Released
- 30 January 1981
- Original title
- 泥の河
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Takako Shigemori
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What Muddy River is based on
Muddy River is based on Doro no Kawa (1977) by Teru Miyamoto.
1977
Doro no Kawa
By Teru Miyamoto
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Muddy River runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Which OTT platform is Muddy River on?
Muddy River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 January 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Muddy River?
If you liked Muddy River, try Repast, Look Back, The End of Summer.
Who directed Muddy River?
Muddy River (1981) was directed by Kōhei Oguri and stars Takahiro Tamura, Mariko Kaga, Nobutaka Asahara.
What is Muddy River based on?
Muddy River is based on Doro no Kawa (1977) by Teru Miyamoto.