A group of high school students experience the brutal front of urban isolation after a corpse washes up from the river.
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| Fumi Nikaidô | ... | Haruna Wakakusa | |
| Ryô Yoshizawa | ... | Ichiro Yamada | |
| Aoi Morikawa | ... | Kanna Tajima | |
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Shûhei Uesugi | ... | Kannonzaki |
| Sumire | ... | Kozue Yoshikawa | |
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Shiori Doi | ... | Rumi Koyama |
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Yuki Katayama | ||
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Jin Shirasu | ... | Toru |
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Haruna is a high school student whose, school-mates, school and life is topsy turvy and often tragic. One of her classmates is the homosexual Ichiro. The boy is often bullied, derided and beaten. He has the scars to show for it. Haruna stands by Ichiro's side and comes to know Ichiro's secret. Then they discover a corpse by a river beside the tall grass. Written by aghaemi
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River's Edge is a dark movie. It showcases the lives of outcast teenagers, as they try to figure out what life is, what love is and what friendship is. Although it was unnecessary graphic at some point, and the events that happened were too much, the movie had a simple but strong plot. The performances, actually, were the key to success for this movie. All the actors and actresses of the movie were exceptional and helped the movie a lot. The ending, finally, suited the story overall. So, six out of ten.