Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- serious
- intimate
- quiet evening
- japanese cinema night
What sets it apart
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The film is explicitly identified with the Taisho period, a time of cultural change and competing traditional and modern values.
The central genre blend of period romance and drama points toward intimate relationships shaped by historical social constraints.
The film combines romance and drama in a 137-minute Japanese period production led by Mariko Fuji and Kenichi Hagiwara.
Films like Modori River, and why
The Ballad of Narayama
shared japanese period setting, romantic melodrama, and literary atmosphere
The Affair of the Necklace
shared japanese historical romance, tragic emotional intensity, and mature adult relationships
The Insect Woman
shared period melodrama, crime elements, and psychologically charged romantic entanglements
Movie Details
- Director
- Tatsumi Kumashiro
- Release Date
- 1983-04-16
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Mariko Fuji
- Kenichi Hagiwara
- Mieko Harada
- Kanako Higuchi
- Mariko Kaga
- Shino Ikenami
- Yuki Ninagawa
- Toshio Shiba
- Masaya Takahashi
- Masakane Yonekura
Common questions
- What is Modori River about?
- A Taisho-era Japanese crime romance traces emotionally fraught relationships amid a world of social constraint and literary melancholy.
- What is Modori River like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Modori River as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Modori River violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Modori River as mild.
- Which films are like Modori River?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ballad of Narayama, The Affair of the Necklace, and The Insect Woman.
- How long is Modori River?
- Modori River runs 137 minutes.
