Desc: Shimanto-gawa: Directed by Hideo Onchi. With Kanako Higuchi, Renji Ishibashi, Kaoru Kobayashi, Sachiko Kojima. A young boy, Atsu, grows up along the banks of the Shimanto River in rural southern Shikoku. He comes to grips with the unfairness of life and the emotional pain involved in the loss of innocence.