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.

1h 48m2025TMDb 6.9

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Masakazu Kaneko

Masakazu KanekoDirector

Sanetoshi Ariyama

Sanetoshi AriyamaYucha & Shiro

Asuka Hanamura

Asuka HanamuraOyo

Yo Aoi

Tomomitsu Adachi

Tomomitsu AdachiHaruo

Kinuo Yamada

Kinuo YamadaAyumi

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke HoribeStoryteller

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu WatanabeMatsu

Toshie Negishi

Toshie NegishiBatcha

Ken Yasuda

Ken YasudaTsunekichi

Yusuke Takahashi

Yusuke TakahashiKinpei

Ryohei MatsuokaKai

Sayo Ishikawa

Sayo IshikawaNatsume

Seishi Hiranuma

Seishi HiranumaTochi

Tomiichi HoshinoKoh

Storyline

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.

#1950s

Project Dawn

River Returns poster

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Info

Original title: 光る川
Status: Released
Released: 22 March 2025
Runtime: 1h 48m
TMDB score: 6.9 / 10 (16 votes)

Production

Director: Masakazu Kaneko
Writers: Masakazu Kaneko, Genki Yoshimura
Studios: Project Dawn
Countries: Japan

Languages

Original: Japanese
Spoken: Japanese