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]

The Kii River
紀ノ川
Directed byNoboru Nakamura
Screenplay byEijirō Hisaita
Based on
Produced byMasao Shirai
Starring
CinematographyTōichirō Narushima
Edited byKeiichi Uraoka
Music byToru Takemitsu
Production
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Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 11 June 1966 (1966-06-11) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
173 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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Release

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The Kii River premiered in Japanese cinemas on 11 June 1966.[1][2] It was released on DVD in Japan in 2006.[3]

Reception

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "紀ノ川 (Kinokawa)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "紀ノ川 (Kinokawa)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "紀ノ川(DVD) (Kinokawa)". Shochiku (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "キネマ旬報 ベスト・テン 1966年・第40回". Kinenote (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
  6. ^ Richie, Donald (2005). A Hundred Years of Japanese Film (Revised ed.). Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International. p. 179. ISBN 978-4-7700-2995-9.
  7. ^ a b "ブルーリボン賞 (1966 Blue Ribbon Awards)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "毎日映画コンクール 第21回(1966年)". Mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ "紀ノ川 (Kinokawa)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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