---
title: 'Night River (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kōzaburō Yoshimura'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-river-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253967/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Night River (1956)

1956 · 104 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 夜の河

## Synopsis

Night River , also titled Undercurrent or River of Night, is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It was Yoshimura's first film photographed in colour. The screenplay by Sumie Tanaka is based on a novel by Hisao Sawano.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kōzaburō Yoshimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/kozaburo-yoshimura)
- **Screenplay:** [Sumie Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/sumie-tanaka)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sei Ikeno](https://cinepixo.com/people/sei-ikeno)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kazuo Miyagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-miyagawa)

## Cast

- [Fujiko Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/fujiko-yamamoto)

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