The River with No Bridge
1992, Japanese. Directed by Yōichi Higashi.
A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are continuously harassed by their teachers and classmates through their childhood as a result of their Buraku heritage. In the midst of the 1918 Great Rice Riots in Osaka, Seitaro meets with Asako, the daughter of a rice shop owner, and falls in love with her. She too is of Buraku descent. At the same period, Hideaki, an old friend of the brothers returns to Komori, and he along with Koji and the townspeople create "Zenkoku Suiheisha", the National Levelers Association, an organization pledged to build a bridge over the river of discrimination, making all people equal in every way.
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Yōichi HigashiDirector
- Naoko OhtaniFude Hatanaka
- Tamao NakamuraNui Hatanaka
- Tetta SugimotoSeitaro Hatanaka
- Atsuro WatabeKoji Hatanaka
- Masato HagiwaraSadao Shimura
- Saki TakaokaNanae Minemura
- Hiroko NakajimaAsako Sugimoto
- Ai YasunagaMachie Sugimoto
- Etsushi TakahashiMunenori Iseda
- Katsuo NakamuraCast
- Minori TeradaCast
- Ren OsugiCast
Details
- Released
- 23 May 1992
- Original title
- 橋のない川
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yōichi Higashi, Hideyoshi Kin
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What The River with No Bridge is based on
The River with No Bridge is adapted from a novel.
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The River with No Bridge runs 142 minutes (2h 22m).
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The River with No Bridge isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1992. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The River with No Bridge?
The River with No Bridge (1992) was directed by Yōichi Higashi and stars Naoko Ohtani, Tamao Nakamura, Tetta Sugimoto.
What is The River with No Bridge based on?
The River with No Bridge is adapted from a novel.