River's Edge
2018 · Movie · NC-17 · 118 min · ★ 6.1
A high school student forms an unexpected bond with a withdrawn classmate and gets pulled into a messy circle of desire, loneliness, and emotional pain. As the relationships grow more tangled, the story paints a somber picture of adolescence and the hidden struggles beneath everyday life.
Based on River's Edge
Also known as Rivers Edge
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Details
- Original title
- リバーズ・エッジ
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-02-16
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (51 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a dark, emotionally heavy youth drama in the vein of Himizu or Drowning Love; Not for you if you prefer uplifting stories, clear-cut relationships, or fast-moving plots.
Pros: emotionally layered characters; haunting coming-of-age tone; honest view of loneliness | Cons: disjointed narrative moments; unexplained interview scenes; very somber mood
Themes
- infidelity
- japan
- homophobia
- river
- bullying
- unrequited love
- dead body
- tokyo, japan
- based on manga
- mature
- classmate
- eating disorder
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Fumi Nikaido
as Haruna Wakagusa
Ryo Yoshizawa
as Ichiro Yamada
Aoi Morikawa
as Kanna Tajima
Shuhei Uesugi
as Kannonzaki
Sumire
as Kozue Yoshikawa
Shiori Doi
as Rumi
Wako Ando
as Yo
Takuya Matsunaga
as Takahashi
Eriko Tomiyama
as Rumi's Older Sister
Jin Shirasu
as Toru
Directed by Isao Yukisada