The Backwater (共喰い, Tomogui, Cannibal) is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Shinji Aoyama, starring Masaki Suda.

[1] It is based on the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel by Shinya Tanaka and adapted by Haruhiko Arai.

Toma's mother, Jinko (Yūko Tanaka), resides on the other side of the bridge, making a living by cleaning fish.

On his 17th birthday in 1988, Toma has sex with his girlfriend, Chigusa (Misaki Kinoshita).

"[6] Meanwhile, Dan Fainaru of Screen International felt that "the script relies mostly on its female characters that are unsurprisingly far more alive and interesting than the men in their lives, and the same goes for the performances of the three lead actresses.