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The River with No Bridge

A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are continuously harassed by their teachers and classmates through their childhood as a result of their Buraku heritage. In the midst of the 1918 Great Rice Riots in Osaka, Seitaro meets with Asako, the daughter of a rice shop owner, and falls in love with her. She too is of Buraku descent. At the same period, Hideaki, an old friend of the brothers returns to Komori, and he along with Koji and the townspeople create "Zenkoku Suiheisha", the National Levelers Association, an organization pledged to build a bridge over the river of discrimination, making all people equal in every way.

Top Cast

  • Naoko Ohtani

    Naoko Ohtani

    Fude Hatanaka

  • Tamao Nakamura

    Tamao Nakamura

    Nui Hatanaka

  • Tetta Sugimoto

    Tetta Sugimoto

    Seitaro Hatanaka

  • Atsuro Watabe

    Atsuro Watabe

    Koji Hatanaka

  • Masato Hagiwara

    Masato Hagiwara

    Sadao Shimura

  • Saki Takaoka

    Saki Takaoka

    Nanae Minemura

  • Hiroko Nakajima

    Hiroko Nakajima

    Asako Sugimoto

  • Ai Yasunaga

    Ai Yasunaga

    Machie Sugimoto

  • Etsushi Takahashi

    Etsushi Takahashi

    Munenori Iseda

Overview

A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are continuously harassed by their teachers and classmates through their childhood as a result of their Buraku heritage. In the midst of the 1918 Great Rice Riots in Osaka, Seitaro meets with Asako, the daughter of a rice shop owner, and falls in love with her. She too is of Buraku descent. At the same period, Hideaki, an old friend of the brothers returns to Komori, and he along with Koji and the townspeople create "Zenkoku Suiheisha", the National Levelers Association, an organization pledged to build a bridge over the river of discrimination, making all people equal in every way.

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