River of First Love

The story

8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, on her own. Shimpei's childhood sweetheart, Sayuri, is deaf, but somehow they can understand each other and they always spend time together.

Cast & crew

Hiroshi TamakiSinpei Kato

Haruka AyaseSayuri Takakura

Shunsuke MatsuokaKawashima

Hiroshi AbeShiro Takakura

Miki NakataniSatuki Kato

Akira EmotoHidejiro Tasaki

Ayumi ItoMika Inoue

Yuriko HoshiMatsuko Takakura

Mirai ShidaYoung Sayuri

Kenta SugaYoung Sinpei

Daisuke HondaCast

Tadashi SakataCast