River

2023 [JAPANESE]

Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81%
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 3069 3.1K

time loop kyoto, japan speculative meditative playful ryokan

Director

Junta Yamaguchi Photo
Junta Yamaguchi

Top cast

Manami Honjô Photo
Manami Honjô as Kimi
Kazunari Tosa Photo
Kazunari Tosa as Hunter
Masashi Suwa Photo
Masashi Suwa as Nomiya
Munenori Nagano Photo
Munenori Nagano as Head clerk
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791.7 MB
1280*720
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 3
1.59 GB
1920*1080
Japanese 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BandSAboutMovies 7 / 10

Wonderful!

Reviewed by mesaxi 8 / 10

A quirky indie film

I'd give this a 7.5, but I'm rounding up for being short and to the point.This is an extremely Japanese movie. The look, the feel, the Shintoism, the soundtrack, everybody working together to solve a problem, the efficient production, and even the sci-fi element felt straight out of some kind of anime. It explores the idea of people in a small area being stuck in a 2 minute time loop, and takes a very light hearted approach on the subject. Even the darker moments are done with a bit of a smile. I particularly enjoyed the development of the main characters facial expressions every time she reset.A joy of an indie film, but be ready to pay attention because it's almost all dialogue.
Reviewed by macchiedinchiostro 8 / 10

An achievement

This is a great little movie, a real gem and an absolute must watch wether you're into fantasy or science fiction or not, wether you're into japanese movies and culture or not. It is a movie done with a very small budget and small group of actors basically in one single location. The script is mostly hilarious and moving at times, so full of inventions and situations and the characters are all extremely well crafted. The direction is purely virtuosic. Basically each two minutes loop is a non stop sequence and each one of them is different from the other. I do not want to spoil any element as it's important to watch it without knowing anything more than the basic concept. Believe me, I do not write reviews very often and if I do it's for an extremely good reason.
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