River

リバーナガレナイデヨ

\- Crowd-pleasing indie filmmaking at its best under a limited budget
\- After his innovative single-take time-travel comedy “Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes”, director and screenwriter reunite with the crew to once again reinvent the time loop genre with their highly-anticipated follow-up

The stage is the long-established Japanese Inn “Fujiya” in Kibune, Kyoto. Kibune in a quiet winter. Mikoto, (played by Riko Fujitani) a waitress who works at Fujiya, is called back to work by the proprietress while standing by the Kibune River behind the annex. However, two minutes later, for some reason, she finds herself once again facing the Kibune River. Not only Mikoto, but also the clerk, waitresses, chefs, and guests all begin to feel something strange. Hot sake that doesn’t get hot. Rice porridge that won’t go away. A bathroom that you can never leave. They are “looping”. Every 2 minutes! After 2 minutes, time rewinds and everyone returns to where they were, though their memories continue. Some want to get out of the loop, others want to stay, yet they all have issues they need to solve. While watching everyone join forces to investigate the cause, Mikoto finds herself more and more alone.
GenresFantasy, Sci-Fi
DirectorJunta Yamaguchi
CastRiko Fujitani, Yuki Torigoe, Munenori Nagano, Shiori Kubo, Yoshimasa Kondo
LanguageJapanese
SubtitlesEnglish
Runtime86 mins
Theatrical Release23 Jun 2023
Available1 Jun 2024
TerritoriesWorldwide ex Japan

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