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The River Fuefuki

1960Movie1 h 57 min

74
GoodGoodWatch score

A moving, tense war movie about history and class and money.

Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking

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Story

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.

Feels like

  • Feudal Japan
  • Samurai Era
  • War and Loss
  • Family Tragedy
  • Social Commentary
  • Historical Drama
  • Class Struggle
  • Melancholic Tone

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Facts

October 19, 1960 · 1 h 57 min · Violence

Released
October 19, 1960
Runtime
1 h 57 min
Content
Violence
Genres
War, Drama, History
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
3 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

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3 questions, like "Where can I stream The River Fuefuki?"

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Where can I stream The River Fuefuki?

In the United States, The River Fuefuki streams on Criterion. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is The River Fuefuki worth watching?

74
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 7.1).

Is The River Fuefuki in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.