River Returns

River Returns

2025•1h 48m•7.0/10

DramaFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(5)

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.

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Production

Project Dawn

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sanetoshi Ariyama

Sanetoshi Ariyama

Yucha & Shiro

Asuka Hanamura

Asuka Hanamura

Oyo

Yo Aoi

Yo Aoi

Saku

Tomomitsu Adachi

Tomomitsu Adachi

Haruo

Kinuo Yamada

Kinuo Yamada

Ayumi

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

Storyteller

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Matsu

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Batcha

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Tsunekichi

Yusuke Takahashi

Yusuke Takahashi

Kinpei

Ryohei Matsuoka

Kai

Sayo Ishikawa

Sayo Ishikawa

Natsume

Seishi Hiranuma

Seishi Hiranuma

Tochi

Tomiichi Hoshino

Koh

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