River Returns (2025)
In 1958, as a deadly typhoon approaches, a young boy embarks on a perilous journey to a haunted mountain pool, determined to calm a sorrowful spirit whose grief has cursed the village with devastating floods.
Director:
Masakazu Kaneko
Writers:
Masakazu Kaneko, Genki Yoshimura.
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Sanetoshi Ariyama as Yucha & Shiro |
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Asuka Hanamura as Oyo |
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Yo Aoi as Saku |
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Tomomitsu Adachi as Haruo |
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Kinuo Yamada as Ayumi |
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Keisuke Horibe as Storyteller |
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Tetsu Watanabe as Matsu |
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Toshie Negishi as Batcha |
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Ken Yasuda as Tsunekichi |
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Yusuke Takahashi as Kinpei |
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Ryohei Matsuoka as Kai |
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Sayo Ishikawa as Natsume |
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Seishi Hiranuma as Tochi |
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Tomiichi Hoshino as Koh |
| Directing | Masakazu Kaneko | Director |
| Sound | Masakatsu Takagi | Music |
| Camera | Tatsuya Yamada | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Takamitsu Hoshiko | Color Grading |
| Writing | Masakazu Kaneko | Screenplay |
| Art | Kyōko Heya | Art Direction |
| Writing | Genki Yoshimura | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Naoto Tamagawa | Lighting Director |
| Sound | Hwang Young-Chang | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hwang Young-Chang | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Kei Tsuchiya | Assistant Director |
| Art | Koya Takahashi | Title Designer |
| Production | Michio Morioka | Producer |
| Production | Cathy Ni | Executive Producer |
| Production | Changhui Shi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tenten Wei | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mayumi Fukuhara | Producer |