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The Kii River (1966)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Noboru Nakamura
Writer : Eijirô Hisaita

Synopsis

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

Actors

Yōko Tsukasa
Yōko Tsukasa
Shintani Hana
Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Shintani Fumio, Hana's daughter
Yuki Arikawa
Yuki Arikawa
Hanako, Fumio's daughter
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Toyono, Hana's grandmother
Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura
Shintani Keisaku, Hana's husband
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Shintani Kosaku
Kiyoshi Nonomura
Kiyoshi Nonomura
Shigi
Seiya Nakano
Seiya Nakano
Shintani Seiichiro, Hana's son
Sanae Kitabayashi
Sanae Kitabayashi
Utae
Yasushi Nagata
Yasushi Nagata
Tahei
Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
Yasu
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Kanoda
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Ichi, housekeeper
Matsuko Shiga
Matsuko Shiga
Kiyoshi
Hatae Kishi
Hatae Kishi
Toku
Tsûsai Sugawara
Tsûsai Sugawara
Tazaki
Takanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi
Ishida
Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara
School principal
Masuyo Iwamoto
Masuyo Iwamoto
Ume

Crews

Noboru Nakamura
Noboru Nakamura
Director
Sawako Ariyoshi
Sawako Ariyoshi
Novel
Eijirô Hisaita
Eijirô Hisaita
Screenplay
Masao Shirai
Masao Shirai
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Tōichirō Narushima
Tōichirō Narushima
Director of Photography
Chiyoo Umeda
Chiyoo Umeda
Art Direction

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