River of First Love (2004)

6.8/10 • 113 min • Family Romance Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki

Sinpei Kato

Haruka Ayase

Sayuri Takakura

Shunsuke Matsuoka

Kawashima

Hiroshi Abe

Shiro Takakura

Miki Nakatani

Satuki Kato

Akira Emoto

Hidejiro Tasaki

Ayumi Ito

Mika Inoue

Yuriko Hoshi

Matsuko Takakura

Mirai Shida

Young Sayuri

Kenta Suga

Young Sinpei

Daisuke Honda

Tadashi Sakata

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