Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Black River end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black River scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black River easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black River violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Black River

Name: Black River
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1957
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Fumio Watanabe, Ineko Arima, Tatsuya Nakadai, Asao Sano, Seiji Miyaguchi

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

Produced by Shochiku

1957114 min7.0 / 10

A melancholic post-war drama that uses a love triangle to examine social decay and moral corruption in a lawless Japan.

A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post-War era.

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships Organized Crime Movies Thieves And Outlaws

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Yakuza Petty Criminal

Questions people ask

Is Black River sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Black River end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Black River scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Black River easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Black River violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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