River's Edge
Seen it?2018 | 118 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair or Boys Don't Cry, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated NC-17: expect sex.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Isao Yukisada
- Fumi NikaidoHaruna Wakagusa
- Ryo YoshizawaIchiro Yamada
- Aoi MorikawaKanna Tajima
- Shuhei UesugiKannonzaki
- SumireKozue Yoshikawa
- Shiori DoiRumi
- Wako AndoYo
- Takuya MatsunagaTakahashi
- Eriko TomiyamaRumi's Older Sister
- Jin ShirasuToru