Japan / Oct 23, 1957
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tomo'o Nagai | Okada (uncredited) |
| Keiko Awaji | Okada's Wife (uncredited) |
| Natsuko Kahara | (uncredited) |
| Chisato Kasuga | (uncredited) |
| Yōko Katsuragi | (uncredited) |
| Kôichi Kitami | (uncredited) |
| Masao Kiyomizu | (uncredited) |
| Sue Mitobe | (uncredited) |
| Eiko Miyoshi | |
| Yasushi Nagata | (uncredited) |
| Zeko Nakamura | (uncredited) |
| Masao Oda | |
| Shojiro Ogasawara | (uncredited) |
| Kin Sugai | |
| Toyo Takahashi | (uncredited) |
| Tamotsu Tamura | (uncredited) |
| Nakajirō Tomita | (uncredited) |
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Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 黒い河 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shochiku |
| Release date | 23 ottobre 1957 |
| Production | Ryōtarō Kuwata |
| Writer | Takeo Tomishima, Zenzō Matsuyama |
| Editing | Yoshiyasu Hamamura |
| Cinematography | Yûharu Atsuta |
| Assistant directors | Yûgorô Imai, Masaki Kobayashi |
| Camera operators | Yûharu Atsuta |
| Additional photography | Yûharu Atsuta |
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| Production design | Ninjin Kurabu, Kazue Hirataka, Michisaburô Yasuda, Kintarô Yamamoto |
| Art direction | Kazue Hirataka, Michisaburô Yasuda, Ninjin Kurabu, Kintarô Yamamoto |
| Set decoration | Michisaburô Yasuda, Kazue Hirataka, Ninjin Kurabu, Kintarô Yamamoto |
| Music | Chūji Kinoshita, Mitsuru Kaneko, Shinichi Kishimoto, Hideo Nishizaki |
| Sound | Mitsuru Kaneko, Shinichi Kishimoto, Hideo Nishizaki, Chūji Kinoshita |
| Costume design | Yûji Nagashima |
| Makeup | Yûji Nagashima |
| Hairstyling | Yûji Nagashima |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Physical media
United States / Apr 16, 2013 / DVD
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