A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
2001, Japanese. Directed by Seijiro Koyama.
The story opens with Yukiko and her business partner in Moscow searching for Russian items for their store in Tokyo. There they meet a Russian translator, Nicholai, played by Sergei Nakariakov - a trumpeter from Russia. Some months later after they have returned, Nicholai and Yukiko meet again while he is auditioning for the Tokyo orchestra where seeds of romance begin. Yukiko's father, however, is diagnosed with a terminal case of cancer. Yukiko returns home to be with him in his final months as he decides not to go through therapy and let the disease run its course. Coming into contact with a childhood friend while at home Yukiko is left to choose between her old friend and Nicholai, all while having to face the emotional struggle of dealing with her father's impending death.
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 September 2001
- Original title
- 大河の一滴
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 2001. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River?
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (2001) was directed by Seijiro Koyama and stars Narumi Yasuda, Rentaro Mikuni, Atsuro Watabe.