The Kii River
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| The Kii River | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| 紀ノ川 | |
| Directed by | Noboru Nakamura |
| Screenplay by | Eijirō Hisaita |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Masao Shirai |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tōichirō Narushima |
| Edited by | Keiichi Uraoka |
| Music by | Toru Takemitsu |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date | |
Running time | 173 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Kii River (Japanese: 紀ノ川, Hepburn: Kinokawa) is a 1966 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura, based on the novel The River Ki by Sawako Ariyoshi.[1][2]
- Yoko Tsukasa as Hana
- Shima Iwashita as Fumio
- Chieko Higashiyama as Toyono
- Takahiro Tamura as Keisaku Maya
- Tetsuro Tamba as Kosaku Maya
- Yuki Arikawa as Hanako
- Kiyoshi Nonomura as Nobuki
Release
Reception
The Kii River reached number three on Kinema Junpo's list of the ten best Japanese films of 1966.[4]
In his Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors, Alexander Jacoby called The Kii River a "richly atmospheric and beautifully acted film".[5] Film historian Donald Richie titled the film, along with Nakamura's Twin Sisters of Kyoto, a "persuasive" adaptation of its literary source.[6]
