River of First Love (2004)
8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, on her own. Shimpei's childhood sweetheart, Sayuri, is deaf, but somehow they can understand each other and they always spend time together.
Director:
Itsumichi Isomura
Writers:
Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Hiroyo Zento.
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Hiroshi Tamaki as Sinpei Kato |
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Haruka Ayase as Sayuri Takakura |
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Shunsuke Matsuoka as Kawashima |
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Hiroshi Abe as Shiro Takakura |
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Miki Nakatani as Satuki Kato |
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Akira Emoto as Hidejiro Tasaki |
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Ayumi Ito as Mika Inoue |
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Yuriko Hoshi as Matsuko Takakura |
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Mirai Shida as Young Sayuri |
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Kenta Suga as Young Sinpei |
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Daisuke Honda as |
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Tadashi Sakata as |
| Directing | Itsumichi Isomura | Director |
| Writing | Hirotoshi Kobayashi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hiroyo Zento | Screenplay |
| Art | Hirokazu Kanakatsu | Production Design |
| Sound | Masatoshi Yokomizo | Sound |
| Production | Kiyoshi Mizokami | Producer |
| Camera | TokushÅ Kikumura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jun'ichi Kikuchi | Editor |
| Writing | Kenichi Kawakami | Original Story |
| Directing | Yasutaka Mori | Assistant Director |