Deep River (film)
1995 Japanese film
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Deep River (Japanese: 深い河, Hepburn: Fukai kawa) is a 1995 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It is based on the novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō.[1] The film was chosen as Japan's official submission to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[2][3][4] It also marked the final film appearance of legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune before his death in 1997.
| Deep River | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kei Kumai |
| Screenplay by | Kei Kumai |
| Based on | Deep River by Shūsaku Endō |
| Produced by | Masayuki Sato |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Masao Tochizawa |
| Edited by | Osamu Inoue |
| Music by | Teizo Matsumura |
Production companies | Deep River Production Committee Shigoto |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The film has yet to see an NTSC home media release, or even one with an English translation.
Cast
- Kumiko Akiyoshi as Mitsuko
- Eiji Okuda as Otsu
- Hisashi Igawa as Isobe
- Kyōko Kagawa as Isobe's wife
- Toshiro Mifune as Tsukada
- Kin Sugai as Tsukada's wife
- Yoichi Numata as Kiguchi
- Tetta Sugimoto as Enam
- Hiroyuki Okita as Sanjyo
- Maki Shirai as Sanjyo's wife
