River's Edge

傑作ぞろいと言われる岡崎京子作品のなかでも、誰もが「代表作」と言い切る作品。90年代はじめの「都会」に生きる高校生たちの姿を描く。河口にほど近く、広く、ゆっくりと澱む河。セイタカアワダチソウが茂るその河原で、いじめられっこの山田は、腐りゆく死体を発見する。「自分が生きてるのか死んでるのかいつもわからないでいるけど／この死体をみると勇気が出るんだ」。過食しては吐く行為を繰り返すモデルのこずえもまた…

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