Backwater

Backwater

102 mins | Drama | Sept. 7, 2013

Based on a novel by Shinya Tanaka, this film is set in a quiet riverside town, where 17-year-old Tooma lives with his father and his father’s lover. Tooma witnesses his father’s sadistic behavior towards his lover and soon finds himself following in his father’s footsteps.

Backwater

102 mins | Drama | Sept. 7, 2013

Backwater
Based on a novel by Shinya Tanaka, this film is set in a quiet riverside town, where 17-year-old Tooma lives with his father and his father’s lover. Tooma witnesses his father’s sadistic behavior towards his lover and soon finds himself following in his father’s footsteps.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Style Jam, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Bitters End, Geek Pictures
Original title 共喰い
Directors Shinji Aoyama
Writers Shinya Tanaka, Haruhiko Arai

Cast

Masaki Suda

as Tooma

Misaki Kinoshita

as Chikusa

Yukiko Shinohara

as Kotoko

Ken Mitsuishi

as Madoka

Yūko Tanaka

as Jinko