River Returns

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.

Cast

Sanetoshi Ariyama

as Yucha & Shiro

Asuka Hanamura

as Oyo

Yo Aoi

as Saku

Tomomitsu Adachi

as Haruo

Kinuo Yamada

as Ayumi

Keisuke Horibe

as Storyteller

Tetsu Watanabe

as Matsu

Toshie Negishi

as Batcha

Ken Yasuda

as Tsunekichi

Yusuke Takahashi

as Kinpei

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