An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water
Kanjiにごりえ
Directed byTadashi Imai
Written by
Based onShort stories
by Ichiyō Higuchi
Produced by
  • Takeo Itō
  • Chieko Yoshida
  • Shizue Miyamoto
Starring
CinematographyShun'ichirō Nakao
Music byIkuma Dan
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 23 November 1953 (1953-11-23) (Japan)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

An Inlet of Muddy Water (Japanese: にごりえ, romanized: Nigorie), also titled Muddy Waters, is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. Based on three short stories by Ichiyō Higuchi, it received numerous national film prizes and is regarded as a major work of Imai by film historians.